Pipe

public abstract class Pipe
extends Object

java.lang.Object
↳	java.nio.channels.Pipe

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 the source channel in exactly the 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.

Summary

Nested classes
`class`	`Pipe.SinkChannel` A channel representing the writable end of a `Pipe`.
`class`	`Pipe.SourceChannel` A channel representing the readable end of a `Pipe`.

Protected constructors
`Pipe()` Initializes a new instance of this class.

Public methods
`static Pipe`	`open()` Opens a pipe.
`abstract Pipe.SinkChannel`	`sink()` Returns this pipe's sink channel.
`abstract Pipe.SourceChannel`	`source()` Returns this pipe's source channel.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Protected constructors

Pipe

Added in API level 1

protected Pipe ()

Initializes a new instance of this class.

Public methods

open

Added in API level 1

public static Pipe open ()

Opens a pipe.

The new pipe is created by invoking the openPipe method of the system-wide default SelectorProvider object.

Returns
`Pipe`	A new pipe

Throws
`IOException`	If an I/O error occurs

sink

Added in API level 1

public abstract Pipe.SinkChannel sink ()

Returns this pipe's sink channel.

Returns
`Pipe.SinkChannel`	This pipe's sink channel

source

Added in API level 1

public abstract Pipe.SourceChannel source ()

Returns this pipe's source channel.

Returns
`Pipe.SourceChannel`	This pipe's source channel

Pipe

Summary

Nested classes

Protected constructors

Public methods

Inherited methods

Protected constructors

Pipe

Public methods

open

sink

source