Added in API level 1

SelectionKey

abstract class SelectionKey

kotlin.Any
↳	java.nio.channels.SelectionKey

Known Direct Subclasses AbstractSelectionKey AbstractSelectionKey Base implementation class for selection keys.

A token representing the registration of a SelectableChannel with a Selector.

A selection key is created each time a channel is registered with a selector. A key remains valid until it is cancelled by invoking its cancel method, by closing its channel, or by closing its selector. Cancelling a key does not immediately remove it from its selector; it is instead added to the selector's cancelled-key set for removal during the next selection operation. The validity of a key may be tested by invoking its isValid method.

A selection key contains two operation sets represented as integer values. Each bit of an operation set denotes a category of selectable operations that are supported by the key's channel.

• The interest set determines which operation categories will be tested for readiness the next time one of the selector's selection methods is invoked. The interest set is initialized with the value given when the key is created; it may later be changed via the interestOps(int) method.
• The ready set identifies the operation categories for which the key's channel has been detected to be ready by the key's selector. The ready set is initialized to zero when the key is created; it may later be updated by the selector during a selection operation, but it cannot be updated directly.

That a selection key's ready set indicates that its channel is ready for some operation category is a hint, but not a guarantee, that an operation in such a category may be performed by a thread without causing the thread to block. A ready set is most likely to be accurate immediately after the completion of a selection operation. It is likely to be made inaccurate by external events and by I/O operations that are invoked upon the corresponding channel.

This class defines all known operation-set bits, but precisely which bits are supported by a given channel depends upon the type of the channel. Each subclass of SelectableChannel defines an validOps() method which returns a set identifying just those operations that are supported by the channel. An attempt to set or test an operation-set bit that is not supported by a key's channel will result in an appropriate run-time exception.

It is often necessary to associate some application-specific data with a selection key, for example an object that represents the state of a higher-level protocol and handles readiness notifications in order to implement that protocol. Selection keys therefore support the attachment of a single arbitrary object to a key. An object can be attached via the attach method and then later retrieved via the attachment method.

Selection keys are safe for use by multiple concurrent threads. A selection operation will always use the interest-set value that was current at the moment that the operation began.

Summary

Constants
static Int	OP_ACCEPT Operation-set bit for socket-accept operations.
static Int	OP_CONNECT Operation-set bit for socket-connect operations.
static Int	OP_READ Operation-set bit for read operations.
static Int	OP_WRITE Operation-set bit for write operations.

Protected constructors
SelectionKey() Constructs an instance of this class.

Public methods
Any!	attach(ob: Any!) Attaches the given object to this key.
Any!	attachment() Retrieves the current attachment.
abstract Unit	cancel() Requests that the registration of this key's channel with its selector be cancelled.
abstract SelectableChannel!	channel() Returns the channel for which this key was created.
abstract Int	interestOps() Retrieves this key's interest set.
abstract SelectionKey!	interestOps(ops: Int) Sets this key's interest set to the given value.
open Int	interestOpsAnd(ops: Int) Atomically sets this key's interest set to the bitwise intersection ("and") of the existing interest set and the given value.
open Int	interestOpsOr(ops: Int) Atomically sets this key's interest set to the bitwise union ("or") of the existing interest set and the given value.
Boolean	isAcceptable() Tests whether this key's channel is ready to accept a new socket connection.
Boolean	isConnectable() Tests whether this key's channel has either finished, or failed to finish, its socket-connection operation.
Boolean	isReadable() Tests whether this key's channel is ready for reading.
abstract Boolean	isValid() Tells whether or not this key is valid.
Boolean	isWritable() Tests whether this key's channel is ready for writing.
abstract Int	readyOps() Retrieves this key's ready-operation set.
abstract Selector!	selector() Returns the selector for which this key was created.

Constants

OP_ACCEPT

Added in API level 1

static val OP_ACCEPT: Int

Operation-set bit for socket-accept operations.

Suppose that a selection key's interest set contains OP_ACCEPT at the start of a selection operation. If the selector detects that the corresponding server-socket channel is ready to accept another connection, or has an error pending, then it will add OP_ACCEPT to the key's ready set.

Value: 16

OP_CONNECT

Added in API level 1

static val OP_CONNECT: Int

Operation-set bit for socket-connect operations.

Suppose that a selection key's interest set contains OP_CONNECT at the start of a selection operation. If the selector detects that the corresponding socket channel is ready to complete its connection sequence, or has an error pending, then it will add OP_CONNECT to the key's ready set.

Value: 8

OP_READ

Added in API level 1

static val OP_READ: Int

Operation-set bit for read operations.

Suppose that a selection key's interest set contains OP_READ at the start of a selection operation. If the selector detects that the corresponding channel is ready for reading, has reached end-of-stream, has been remotely shut down for further reading, or has an error pending, then it will add OP_READ to the key's ready-operation set.

Value: 1

OP_WRITE

Added in API level 1

static val OP_WRITE: Int

Operation-set bit for write operations.

Suppose that a selection key's interest set contains OP_WRITE at the start of a selection operation. If the selector detects that the corresponding channel is ready for writing, has been remotely shut down for further writing, or has an error pending, then it will add OP_WRITE to the key's ready set.

Value: 4

Protected constructors

SelectionKey

Added in API level 1

protected SelectionKey()

Constructs an instance of this class.

Public methods

attach

Added in API level 1

fun attach(ob: Any!): Any!

Attaches the given object to this key.

An attached object may later be retrieved via the attachment method. Only one object may be attached at a time; invoking this method causes any previous attachment to be discarded. The current attachment may be discarded by attaching null.

Parameters
ob	Any!: The object to be attached; may be null

Return
Any!	The previously-attached object, if any, otherwise null

attachment

Added in API level 1

fun attachment(): Any!

Retrieves the current attachment.

Return
Any!	The object currently attached to this key, or null if there is no attachment

cancel

Added in API level 1

abstract fun cancel(): Unit

Requests that the registration of this key's channel with its selector be cancelled. Upon return the key will be invalid and will have been added to its selector's cancelled-key set. The key will be removed from all of the selector's key sets during the next selection operation.

If this key has already been cancelled then invoking this method has no effect. Once cancelled, a key remains forever invalid.

This method may be invoked at any time. It synchronizes on the selector's cancelled-key set, and therefore may block briefly if invoked concurrently with a cancellation or selection operation involving the same selector.

channel

Added in API level 1

abstract fun channel(): SelectableChannel!

Returns the channel for which this key was created. This method will continue to return the channel even after the key is cancelled.

Return
SelectableChannel!	This key's channel

interestOps

Added in API level 1

abstract fun interestOps(): Int

Retrieves this key's interest set.

It is guaranteed that the returned set will only contain operation bits that are valid for this key's channel.

Return
Int	This key's interest set

Exceptions
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

interestOps

Added in API level 1

abstract fun interestOps(ops: Int): SelectionKey!

Sets this key's interest set to the given value.

This method may be invoked at any time. If this method is invoked while a selection operation is in progress then it has no effect upon that operation; the change to the key's interest set will be seen by the next selection operation.

Parameters
ops	Int: The new interest set

Return
SelectionKey!	This selection key

Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException	If a bit in the set does not correspond to an operation that is supported by this key's channel, that is, if (ops & ~channel().validOps()) != 0
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

interestOpsAnd

Added in API level 33

open fun interestOpsAnd(ops: Int): Int

Atomically sets this key's interest set to the bitwise intersection ("and") of the existing interest set and the given value. This method is guaranteed to be atomic with respect to other concurrent calls to this method or to interestOpsOr(int).

This method may be invoked at any time. If this method is invoked while a selection operation is in progress then it has no effect upon that operation; the change to the key's interest set will be seen by the next selection operation.

Parameters
ops	Int: The interest set to apply

Return
Int	The previous interest set

Exceptions
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

interestOpsOr

Added in API level 33

open fun interestOpsOr(ops: Int): Int

Atomically sets this key's interest set to the bitwise union ("or") of the existing interest set and the given value. This method is guaranteed to be atomic with respect to other concurrent calls to this method or to interestOpsAnd(int).

This method may be invoked at any time. If this method is invoked while a selection operation is in progress then it has no effect upon that operation; the change to the key's interest set will be seen by the next selection operation.

Parameters
ops	Int: The interest set to apply

Return
Int	The previous interest set

Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException	If a bit in the set does not correspond to an operation that is supported by this key's channel, that is, if (ops & ~channel().validOps()) != 0
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

isAcceptable

Added in API level 1

fun isAcceptable(): Boolean

Tests whether this key's channel is ready to accept a new socket connection.

An invocation of this method of the form k.isAcceptable() behaves in exactly the same way as the expression

<code>k.readyOps() &amp; OP_ACCEPT != 0
  </code>

If this key's channel does not support socket-accept operations then this method always returns false.

Return
Boolean	true if, and only if, readyOps() & OP_ACCEPT is nonzero

Exceptions
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

isConnectable

Added in API level 1

fun isConnectable(): Boolean

Tests whether this key's channel has either finished, or failed to finish, its socket-connection operation.

An invocation of this method of the form k.isConnectable() behaves in exactly the same way as the expression

<code>k.readyOps() &amp; OP_CONNECT != 0
  </code>

If this key's channel does not support socket-connect operations then this method always returns false.

Return
Boolean	true if, and only if, readyOps() & OP_CONNECT is nonzero

Exceptions
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

isReadable

Added in API level 1

fun isReadable(): Boolean

Tests whether this key's channel is ready for reading.

An invocation of this method of the form k.isReadable() behaves in exactly the same way as the expression

<code>k.readyOps() &amp; OP_READ != 0
  </code>

If this key's channel does not support read operations then this method always returns false.

Return
Boolean	true if, and only if, readyOps() & OP_READ is nonzero

Exceptions
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

isValid

Added in API level 1

abstract fun isValid(): Boolean

Tells whether or not this key is valid.

A key is valid upon creation and remains so until it is cancelled, its channel is closed, or its selector is closed.

Return
Boolean	true if, and only if, this key is valid

isWritable

Added in API level 1

fun isWritable(): Boolean

Tests whether this key's channel is ready for writing.

An invocation of this method of the form k.isWritable() behaves in exactly the same way as the expression

<code>k.readyOps() &amp; OP_WRITE != 0
  </code>

If this key's channel does not support write operations then this method always returns false.

Return
Boolean	true if, and only if, readyOps() & OP_WRITE is nonzero

Exceptions
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

readyOps

Added in API level 1

abstract fun readyOps(): Int

Retrieves this key's ready-operation set.

It is guaranteed that the returned set will only contain operation bits that are valid for this key's channel.

Return
Int	This key's ready-operation set

Exceptions
java.nio.channels.CancelledKeyException	If this key has been cancelled

selector

Added in API level 1

abstract fun selector(): Selector!

Returns the selector for which this key was created. This method will continue to return the selector even after the key is cancelled.

Return
Selector!	This key's selector