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## java.nio.channels.spi
Class AbstractSelectionKey

    java.lang.Object
      java.nio.channels.SelectionKey
          java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractSelectionKey

    public abstract class AbstractSelectionKey

extends SelectionKey

Base implementation class for selection keys.

This class tracks the validity of the key and implements cancellation.

Since:
  1.4

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.nio.channels.SelectionKey
`OP_ACCEPT, OP_CONNECT, OP_READ, OP_WRITE`

Constructor Summary
`protected` | `AbstractSelectionKey()` Initializes a new instance of this class.

Method Summary
`void` | `cancel()` Cancels this key.
`boolean` | `isValid()` Tells whether or not this key is valid.

Methods inherited from class java.nio.channels.SelectionKey
`attach, attachment, channel, interestOps, interestOps, isAcceptable, isConnectable, isReadable, isWritable, readyOps, selector`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### AbstractSelectionKey

    protected AbstractSelectionKey()

  Initializes a new instance of this class.

Method Detail

### isValid

    public final boolean isValid()

  Description copied from class: `SelectionKey`
  Tells whether or not this key is valid.

  A key is valid upon creation and remains so until it is cancelled, its channel is closed, or its selector is closed.

  Specified by:
    `isValid` in class `SelectionKey`
  Returns:
    `true` if, and only if, this key is valid

### cancel

    public final void cancel()

  Cancels this key.

  If this key has not yet been cancelled then it is added to its selector's cancelled-key set while synchronized on that set.

  Specified by:
    `cancel` in class `SelectionKey`

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