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* Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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*/
package java.net;
/**
* An option associated with a socket.
*
* <p>See {@link java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel#setOption},
* {@link java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel#getOption} and
* {@link java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel#supportedOptions} for methods that use SocketOption.
*
* <p>See {@link StandardSocketOptions} for valid SocketOptions.
*
* @param <T> the type of the value
* @since 1.7
* @hide Until ready for a public API change
*/
public interface SocketOption<T> {
/**
* Returns the name of the option.
*/
String name();
/**
* Returns the type of the value of the option.
*/
Class<T> type();
}