luni/src/main/java/java/net/SocketOption.java

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package java.net;

/**
 * An option associated with a socket.
 *
 * <p>See {@link java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel#setOption},
 * {@link java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel#getOption} and
 * {@link java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel#supportedOptions} for methods that use SocketOption.
 *
 * <p>See {@link StandardSocketOptions} for valid SocketOptions.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of the value
 * @since 1.7
 */
public interface SocketOption<T> {

  /**
   * Returns the name of the option.
   */
  String name();

  /**
   * Returns the type of the value of the option.
   */
  Class<T> type();
}