SocketOption | API reference | Android Developers

public interface SocketOption

A socket option associated with a socket.

In the channels package, the NetworkChannel interface defines the setOption and getOption methods to set and query the channel's socket options.

Summary

Public methods
`abstract String`	`name()` Returns the name of the socket option.
`abstract Class<T>`	`type()` Returns the type of the socket option value.

Public methods

name

public abstract String name ()

Returns the name of the socket option.

Returns
`String`	the name of the socket option

type

public abstract Class<T> type ()

Returns the type of the socket option value.

Returns
`Class<T>`	the type of the socket option value

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