Uses of Interface java.nio.channels.MulticastChannel (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Interface
java.nio.channels.MulticastChannel

- Packages that use MulticastChannel
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio.channels | Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.

- - ### Uses of MulticastChannel in java.nio.channels

    Classes in java.nio.channels that implement MulticastChannel
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DatagramChannel` A selectable channel for datagram-oriented sockets.

    Methods in java.nio.channels that return MulticastChannel
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract MulticastChannel` | MembershipKey.`channel()` Returns the channel for which this membership key was created.

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