Class FileDescriptor

Class java.io.FileDescriptor

Class Members | This Package | All Packages
java.lang.Object
   |
   +----java.io.FileDescriptor

public final class FileDescriptor
extends Object

Instances of the file descriptor class serve as an opaque handle to the underlying machine-specific structure representing an open file or an open socket.

Applications should not create their own file descriptors.

See Also:
FileInputStream, FileOutputStream, SocketInputStream, SocketOutputStream