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package java.nio.channels;

import java.io.IOException;

/**

 * A channel that can read and write bytes.  This interface simply unifies

 * {@link ReadableByteChannel} and {@link WritableByteChannel}; it does not

 * specify any new operations.

 *

 * @author Mark Reinhold

 * @author JSR-51 Expert Group

 * @since 1.4

 */

public interface ByteChannel

    extends ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel

{

}