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26 /*
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28 
29 package java.nio.channels;
30 
31 import java.io.IOException;
32 
33 
34 /**
35  * A channel that can be asynchronously closed and interrupted.
36  *
37  * <p> A channel that implements this interface is <i>asynchronously
38  * closeable:</i> If a thread is blocked in an I/O operation on an
39  * interruptible channel then another thread may invoke the channel's {@link
40  * #close close} method.  This will cause the blocked thread to receive an
41  * {@link AsynchronousCloseException}.
42  *
43  * <p> A channel that implements this interface is also <i>interruptible:</i>
44  * If a thread is blocked in an I/O operation on an interruptible channel then
45  * another thread may invoke the blocked thread's {@link Thread#interrupt()
46  * interrupt} method.  This will cause the channel to be closed, the blocked
47  * thread to receive a {@link ClosedByInterruptException}, and the blocked
48  * thread's interrupt status to be set.
49  *
50  * <p> If a thread's interrupt status is already set and it invokes a blocking
51  * I/O operation upon a channel then the channel will be closed and the thread
52  * will immediately receive a {@link ClosedByInterruptException}; its interrupt
53  * status will remain set.
54  *
55  * <p> A channel supports asynchronous closing and interruption if, and only
56  * if, it implements this interface.  This can be tested at runtime, if
57  * necessary, via the <tt>instanceof</tt> operator.
58  *
59  *
60  * @author Mark Reinhold
61  * @author JSR-51 Expert Group
62  * @since 1.4
63  */
64 
65 public interface InterruptibleChannel
66     extends Channel
67 {
68 
69     /**
70      * Closes this channel.
71      *
72      * <p> Any thread currently blocked in an I/O operation upon this channel
73      * will receive an {@link AsynchronousCloseException}.
74      *
75      * <p> This method otherwise behaves exactly as specified by the {@link
76      * Channel#close Channel} interface.  </p>
77      *
78      * @throws  IOException  If an I/O error occurs
79      */
close()80     public void close() throws IOException;
81 
82 }
83