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package java.nio.channels;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
/**
* The interface for channels that can write a set of buffers in a single
* operation. The corresponding interface for read operations is
* {@link ScatteringByteChannel}.
*/
public interface GatheringByteChannel extends WritableByteChannel {
/**
* Writes bytes from all the given buffers to a channel.
*
* This method is equivalent to: {@code write(buffers, 0, buffers.length);}
*
* @param buffers
* the buffers containing bytes to be written.
* @return the number of bytes actually written.
* @throws AsynchronousCloseException
* if the channel is closed by another thread during this write
* operation.
* @throws ClosedByInterruptException
* if another thread interrupts the calling thread while the
* operation is in progress. The interrupt state of the calling
* thread is set and the channel is closed.
* @throws ClosedChannelException
* if the channel is closed.
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code offset < 0} or {@code length < 0}, or if
* {@code offset + length} is greater than the size of
* {@code buffers}.
* @throws IOException
* if another I/O error occurs; details are in the message.
* @throws NonWritableChannelException
* if the channel has not been opened in a mode that permits
* writing.
*/
public long write(ByteBuffer[] buffers) throws IOException;
/**
* Attempts to write all remaining() bytes from {@code length}
* byte buffers, in order, starting at {@code buffers[offset]}. The number
* of bytes actually written is returned.
*
* If a write operation is in progress, subsequent threads will block until
* the write is completed and then contend for the ability to write.
*
* @param buffers
* the array of byte buffers that is the source for bytes written
* to the channel.
* @param offset
* the index of the first buffer in {@code buffers }to get bytes
* from.
* @param length
* the number of buffers to get bytes from.
* @return the number of bytes actually written.
* @throws AsynchronousCloseException
* if the channel is closed by another thread during this write
* operation.
* @throws ClosedByInterruptException
* if another thread interrupts the calling thread while the
* operation is in progress. The interrupt state of the calling
* thread is set and the channel is closed.
* @throws ClosedChannelException
* if the channel is closed.
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code offset < 0} or {@code length < 0}, or if
* {@code offset + length} is greater than the size of
* {@code buffers}.
* @throws IOException
* if another I/O error occurs; details are in the message.
* @throws NonWritableChannelException
* if the channel was not opened for writing.
*/
public long write(ByteBuffer[] buffers, int offset, int length)
throws IOException;
}