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     26 /*
     27  */
     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      */
     80     public void close() throws IOException;
     81 
     82 }
     83