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Interface ChannelFactory
- JChannelFactory
public interface ChannelFactory
A channel factory takes care of creation of channel implementations. Subclasses will create
different implementations.
Channel | createChannel() - Creates an instance implementing the
Channel interface.
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Channel | createChannel(Object properties) - Channel factories should pass configuration information
related to the protocol stack during construction or via
another method before attempting to create any channels.
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createChannel
public Channel createChannel()
throws ChannelException
Creates an instance implementing the
Channel
interface.
Protocol stack configuration information should be passed to implementing
factories before this method is called.
createChannel
public Channel createChannel(Object properties)
throws ChannelException
Channel factories should pass configuration information
related to the protocol stack during construction or via
another method before attempting to create any channels.
Creates an instance implementing the Channel
interface.
properties
- The specification of the protocol stack (underneath the channel).
A null
value means use the default properties.
ChannelException
- Thrown when the creation of the channel failed, e.g.
the properties
specified were incompatible (e.g. a missing
UDP layer etc.)
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