public abstract class Pipe extends Object
A pair of channels that implements a unidirectional pipe.
A pipe consists of a pair of channels: A writable sink channel and a readable source channel. Once some bytes are written to the sink channel they can be read from source channel in exactlyAthe order in which they were written.
Whether or not a thread writing bytes to a pipe will block until another thread reads those bytes, or some previously-written bytes, from the pipe is system-dependent and therefore unspecified. Many pipe implementations will buffer up to a certain number of bytes between the sink and source channels, but such buffering should not be assumed.
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description |
|---|---|
static class |
Pipe.SinkChannel A channel representing the writable end of a |
static class |
Pipe.SourceChannel A channel representing the readable end of a |
protected Pipe()
Initializes a new instance of this class.
public abstract Pipe.SourceChannel source()
Returns this pipe's source channel.
public abstract Pipe.SinkChannel sink()
Returns this pipe's sink channel.
public static Pipe open()
throws IOException Opens a pipe.
The new pipe is created by invoking the openPipe method of the system-wide default SelectorProvider object.
IOException - If an I/O error occurs
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