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package java.net;

/**

 * A socket option associated with a socket.

 *

 * <p> 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   <T>     The type of the socket option value.

 *

 * @since 1.7

 *

 * @see StandardSocketOptions

 */

public interface SocketOption<T> {

    /**

     * 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<T> type();

}