Uses of Class java.nio.channels.spi.AsynchronousChannelProvider (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-22

## Uses of Class
java.nio.channels.spi.AsynchronousChannelProvider

- Packages that use AsynchronousChannelProvider
  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.
  java.nio.channels.spi | Service-provider classes for the ``java.nio.channels`` package.

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

    Methods in java.nio.channels that return AsynchronousChannelProvider
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AsynchronousChannelProvider` | AsynchronousSocketChannel.`provider()` Returns the provider that created this channel.
    `AsynchronousChannelProvider` | AsynchronousServerSocketChannel.`provider()` Returns the provider that created this channel.
    `AsynchronousChannelProvider` | AsynchronousChannelGroup.`provider()` Returns the provider that created this channel group.

    Constructors in java.nio.channels with parameters of type AsynchronousChannelProvider
    Constructor and Description
    `AsynchronousChannelGroup(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider)` Initialize a new instance of this class.
    `AsynchronousServerSocketChannel(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider)` Initializes a new instance of this class.
    `AsynchronousSocketChannel(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider)` Initializes a new instance of this class.

  - ### Uses of AsynchronousChannelProvider in java.nio.channels.spi

    Methods in java.nio.channels.spi that return AsynchronousChannelProvider
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static AsynchronousChannelProvider` | AsynchronousChannelProvider.`provider()` Returns the system-wide default asynchronous channel provider for this invocation of the Java virtual machine.

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