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package java.net;
/**
* A socket option associated with a socket.
*
* In the {@link java.nio.channels channels} package, the {@link
* java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel} interface defines the {@link
* java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel#setOption(SocketOption,Object) setOption}
* and {@link java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel#getOption(SocketOption) getOption}
* methods to set and query the channel's socket options.
*
* @param The type of the socket option value.
*
* @since 1.7
*
* @see StandardSocketOptions
*/
public interface SocketOption {
/**
* Returns the name of the socket option.
*
* @return the name of the socket option
*/
String name();
/**
* Returns the type of the socket option value.
*
* @return the type of the socket option value
*/
Class type();
}