SocketOption interface in java

java.net.SocketOption<T>

A socket option is associated with a socket.

In the channels package, the java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel interface defines the setOptionand getOption methods to set and query the channel's socket options. Type

Parameters: <T> The type of the socket option value.

Approach

Java

public interface SocketOption<T> {

    String name();

    Class<T> type();
}

Methods

1. name()

String java.net.SocketOption.name()

Returns the name of the socket option.

Returns: the name of the socket option

2. type()

Class<T> java.net.SocketOption.type()

Returns the type of the socket option value.

Returns: the type of the socket option value