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src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/channels/spi/SelectorProvider.java
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* on UNIX systems, the Internet services daemon (<i>inetd</i>) is used to
* start programs to service requests when a request arrives on an
* associated network port. In this example, the process that is started,
* inherits a channel representing a network socket.
*
- * <p> In cases where the inherited channel represents a network socket
- * then the {@link java.nio.channels.Channel Channel} type returned
+ * <p> In cases where the inherited channel is for an <i>Internet protocol</i>
+ * socket then the {@link Channel Channel} type returned
* by this method is determined as follows:
*
* <ul>
*
- * <li><p> If the inherited channel represents a stream-oriented connected
- * socket then a {@link java.nio.channels.SocketChannel SocketChannel} is
- * returned. The socket channel is, at least initially, in blocking
- * mode, bound to a socket address, and connected to a peer.
+ * <li><p> If the inherited channel is for a stream-oriented connected
+ * socket then a {@link SocketChannel SocketChannel} is returned. The
+ * socket channel is, at least initially, in blocking mode, bound
+ * to a socket address, and connected to a peer.
* </p></li>
*
- * <li><p> If the inherited channel represents a stream-oriented listening
- * socket then a {@link java.nio.channels.ServerSocketChannel
- * ServerSocketChannel} is returned. The server-socket channel is, at
- * least initially, in blocking mode, and bound to a socket address.
+ * <li><p> If the inherited channel is for a stream-oriented listening
+ * socket then a {@link ServerSocketChannel ServerSocketChannel} is returned.
+ * The server-socket channel is, at least initially, in blocking mode,
+ * and bound to a socket address.
* </p></li>
*
- * <li><p> If the inherited channel is a datagram-oriented socket
- * then a {@link java.nio.channels.DatagramChannel DatagramChannel} is
- * returned. The datagram channel is, at least initially, in blocking
- * mode, and bound to a socket address.
+ * <li><p> If the inherited channel is a datagram-oriented socket then a
+ * {@link DatagramChannel DatagramChannel} is returned. The datagram channel
+ * is, at least initially, in blocking mode, and bound to a socket address.
* </p></li>
*
* </ul>
*
- * <p> In addition to the network-oriented channels described, this method
- * may return other kinds of channels in the future.
+ * <p> In cases where the inherited channel is for a <i>Unix domain</i>
+ * socket then the {@link Channel} type returned is the same as for
+ * <i>Internet protocol</i> sockets as described above, except that
+ * datagram-oriented sockets are not supported.
+ *
+ * <p> In addition to the two types of socket just described, this method
+ * may return other types in the future.
*
* <p> The first invocation of this method creates the channel that is
* returned. Subsequent invocations of this method return the same
* channel. </p>
*
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