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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 StandardSocketOption
 */

public interface SocketOption<T> {

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

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