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	package java.nio.channels;

	import java.io.*;
	import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
	import java.nio.MappedByteBuffer;
	import java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractInterruptibleChannel;
	import java.nio.file.*;
	import java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute;
	import java.nio.file.spi.*;
	import java.util.Set;
	import java.util.HashSet;
	import java.util.Collections;

	/**
	* A channel for reading, writing, mapping, and manipulating a file.
	*
	* <p> A file channel is a {@link SeekableByteChannel} that is connected to
	* a file. It has a current <i>position</i> within its file which can
	* be both {@link #position() <i>queried</i>} and {@link #position(long)
	* <i>modified</i>}. The file itself contains a variable-length sequence
	* of bytes that can be read and written and whose current {@link #size
	* <i>size</i>} can be queried. The size of the file increases
	* when bytes are written beyond its current size; the size of the file
	* decreases when it is {@link #truncate <i>truncated</i>}. The
	* file may also have some associated <i>metadata</i> such as access
	* permissions, content type, and last-modification time; this class does not
	* define methods for metadata access.
	*
	* <p> In addition to the familiar read, write, and close operations of byte
	* channels, this class defines the following file-specific operations: </p>
	*
	* <ul>
	*
	* <li><p> Bytes may be {@link #read(ByteBuffer, long) read} or
	* {@link #write(ByteBuffer, long) <i>written</i>} at an absolute
	* position in a file in a way that does not affect the channel's current
	* position. </p></li>
	*
	* <li><p> A region of a file may be {@link #map <i>mapped</i>}
	* directly into memory; for large files this is often much more efficient
	* than invoking the usual <tt>read</tt> or <tt>write</tt> methods.
	* </p></li>
	*
	* <li><p> Updates made to a file may be {@link #force <i>forced
	* out</i>} to the underlying storage device, ensuring that data are not
	* lost in the event of a system crash. </p></li>
	*
	* <li><p> Bytes can be transferred from a file {@link #transferTo <i>to
	* some other channel</i>}, and {@link #transferFrom <i>vice
	* versa</i>}, in a way that can be optimized by many operating systems
	* into a very fast transfer directly to or from the filesystem cache.
	* </p></li>
	*
	* <li><p> A region of a file may be {@link FileLock <i>locked</i>}
	* against access by other programs. </p></li>
	*
	* </ul>
	*
	* <p> File channels are safe for use by multiple concurrent threads. The
	* {@link Channel#close close} method may be invoked at any time, as specified
	* by the {@link Channel} interface. Only one operation that involves the
	* channel's position or can change its file's size may be in progress at any
	* given time; attempts to initiate a second such operation while the first is
	* still in progress will block until the first operation completes. Other
	* operations, in particular those that take an explicit position, may proceed
	* concurrently; whether they in fact do so is dependent upon the underlying
	* implementation and is therefore unspecified.
	*
	* <p> The view of a file provided by an instance of this class is guaranteed
	* to be consistent with other views of the same file provided by other
	* instances in the same program. The view provided by an instance of this
	* class may or may not, however, be consistent with the views seen by other
	* concurrently-running programs due to caching performed by the underlying
	* operating system and delays induced by network-filesystem protocols. This
	* is true regardless of the language in which these other programs are
	* written, and whether they are running on the same machine or on some other
	* machine. The exact nature of any such inconsistencies are system-dependent
	* and are therefore unspecified.
	*
	* <p> A file channel is created by invoking one of the {@link #open open}
	* methods defined by this class. A file channel can also be obtained from an
	* existing {@link java.io.FileInputStream#getChannel FileInputStream}, {@link
	* java.io.FileOutputStream#getChannel FileOutputStream}, or {@link
	* java.io.RandomAccessFile#getChannel RandomAccessFile} object by invoking
	* that object's <tt>getChannel</tt> method, which returns a file channel that
	* is connected to the same underlying file. Where the file channel is obtained
	* from an existing stream or random access file then the state of the file
	* channel is intimately connected to that of the object whose <tt>getChannel</tt>
	* method returned the channel. Changing the channel's position, whether
	* explicitly or by reading or writing bytes, will change the file position of
	* the originating object, and vice versa. Changing the file's length via the
	* file channel will change the length seen via the originating object, and vice
	* versa. Changing the file's content by writing bytes will change the content
	* seen by the originating object, and vice versa.
	*
	* <a name="open-mode"></a> <p> At various points this class specifies that an
	* instance that is "open for reading," "open for writing," or "open for
	* reading and writing" is required. A channel obtained via the {@link
	* java.io.FileInputStream#getChannel getChannel} method of a {@link
	* java.io.FileInputStream} instance will be open for reading. A channel
	* obtained via the {@link java.io.FileOutputStream#getChannel getChannel}
	* method of a {@link java.io.FileOutputStream} instance will be open for
	* writing. Finally, a channel obtained via the {@link
	* java.io.RandomAccessFile#getChannel getChannel} method of a {@link
	* java.io.RandomAccessFile} instance will be open for reading if the instance
	* was created with mode <tt>"r"</tt> and will be open for reading and writing
	* if the instance was created with mode <tt>"rw"</tt>.
	*
	* <a name="append-mode"></a><p> A file channel that is open for writing may be in
	* <i>append mode</i>, for example if it was obtained from a file-output stream
	* that was created by invoking the {@link
	* java.io.FileOutputStream#FileOutputStream(java.io.File,boolean)
	* FileOutputStream(File,boolean)} constructor and passing <tt>true</tt> for
	* the second parameter. In this mode each invocation of a relative write
	* operation first advances the position to the end of the file and then writes
	* the requested data. Whether the advancement of the position and the writing
	* of the data are done in a single atomic operation is system-dependent and
	* therefore unspecified.
	*
	* @see java.io.FileInputStream#getChannel()
	* @see java.io.FileOutputStream#getChannel()
	* @see java.io.RandomAccessFile#getChannel()
	*
	* @author Mark Reinhold
	* @author Mike McCloskey
	* @author JSR-51 Expert Group
	* @since 1.4
	*/

	public abstract class FileChannel
	extends AbstractInterruptibleChannel
	implements SeekableByteChannel, GatheringByteChannel, ScatteringByteChannel
	{
	/**
	* Initializes a new instance of this class.
	*/
	protected FileChannel() { }

	/**
	* Opens or creates a file, returning a file channel to access the file.
	*
	* <p> The {@code options} parameter determines how the file is opened.
	* The {@link StandardOpenOption#READ READ} and {@link StandardOpenOption#WRITE
	* WRITE} options determine if the file should be opened for reading and/or
	* writing. If neither option (or the {@link StandardOpenOption#APPEND APPEND}
	* option) is contained in the array then the file is opened for reading.
	* By default reading or writing commences at the beginning of the file.
	*
	* <p> In the addition to {@code READ} and {@code WRITE}, the following
	* options may be present:
	*
	* <table border=1 cellpadding=5 summary="">
	* <tr> <th>Option</th> <th>Description</th> </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <td> {@link StandardOpenOption#APPEND APPEND} </td>
	* <td> If this option is present then the file is opened for writing and
	* each invocation of the channel's {@code write} method first advances
	* the position to the end of the file and then writes the requested
	* data. Whether the advancement of the position and the writing of the
	* data are done in a single atomic operation is system-dependent and
	* therefore unspecified. This option may not be used in conjunction
	* with the {@code READ} or {@code TRUNCATE_EXISTING} options. </td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <td> {@link StandardOpenOption#TRUNCATE_EXISTING TRUNCATE_EXISTING} </td>
	* <td> If this option is present then the existing file is truncated to
	* a size of 0 bytes. This option is ignored when the file is opened only
	* for reading. </td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <td> {@link StandardOpenOption#CREATE_NEW CREATE_NEW} </td>
	* <td> If this option is present then a new file is created, failing if
	* the file already exists. When creating a file the check for the
	* existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does not exist
	* is atomic with respect to other file system operations. This option is
	* ignored when the file is opened only for reading. </td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <td > {@link StandardOpenOption#CREATE CREATE} </td>
	* <td> If this option is present then an existing file is opened if it
	* exists, otherwise a new file is created. When creating a file the check
	* for the existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does
	* not exist is atomic with respect to other file system operations. This
	* option is ignored if the {@code CREATE_NEW} option is also present or
	* the file is opened only for reading. </td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <td > {@link StandardOpenOption#DELETE_ON_CLOSE DELETE_ON_CLOSE} </td>
	* <td> When this option is present then the implementation makes a
	* <em>best effort</em> attempt to delete the file when closed by the
	* the {@link #close close} method. If the {@code close} method is not
	* invoked then a <em>best effort</em> attempt is made to delete the file
	* when the Java virtual machine terminates. </td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <td>{@link StandardOpenOption#SPARSE SPARSE} </td>
	* <td> When creating a new file this option is a <em>hint</em> that the
	* new file will be sparse. This option is ignored when not creating
	* a new file. </td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <td> {@link StandardOpenOption#SYNC SYNC} </td>
	* <td> Requires that every update to the file's content or metadata be
	* written synchronously to the underlying storage device. (see <a
	* href="../file/package-summary.html#integrity"> Synchronized I/O file
	* integrity</a>). </td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <td> {@link StandardOpenOption#DSYNC DSYNC} </td>
	* <td> Requires that every update to the file's content be written
	* synchronously to the underlying storage device. (see <a
	* href="../file/package-summary.html#integrity"> Synchronized I/O file
	* integrity</a>). </td>
	* </tr>
	* </table>
	*
	* <p> An implementation may also support additional options.
	*
	* <p> The {@code attrs} parameter is an optional array of file {@link
	* FileAttribute file-attributes} to set atomically when creating the file.
	*
	* <p> The new channel is created by invoking the {@link
	* FileSystemProvider#newFileChannel newFileChannel} method on the
	* provider that created the {@code Path}.
	*
	* @param path
	* The path of the file to open or create
	* @param options
	* Options specifying how the file is opened
	* @param attrs
	* An optional list of file attributes to set atomically when
	* creating the file
	*
	* @return A new file channel
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the set contains an invalid combination of options
	* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
	* If the {@code path} is associated with a provider that does not
	* support creating file channels, or an unsupported open option is
	* specified, or the array contains an attribute that cannot be set
	* atomically when creating the file
	* @throws IOException
	* If an I/O error occurs
	* @throws SecurityException
	* If a security manager is installed and it denies an
	* unspecified permission required by the implementation.
	* In the case of the default provider, the {@link
	* SecurityManager#checkRead(String)} method is invoked to check
	* read access if the file is opened for reading. The {@link
	* SecurityManager#checkWrite(String)} method is invoked to check
	* write access if the file is opened for writing
	*
	* @since 1.7
	*/
	public static FileChannel open(Path path,
	Set<? extends OpenOption> options,
	FileAttribute<?>... attrs)
	throws IOException
	{
	FileSystemProvider provider = path.getFileSystem().provider();
	return provider.newFileChannel(path, options, attrs);
	}

	@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"}) // generic array construction
	private static final FileAttribute<?>[] NO_ATTRIBUTES = new FileAttribute[0];

	/**
	* Opens or creates a file, returning a file channel to access the file.
	*
	* <p> An invocation of this method behaves in exactly the same way as the
	* invocation
	* <pre>
	* fc.{@link #open(Path,Set,FileAttribute[]) open}(file, opts, new FileAttribute<?>[0]);
	* </pre>
	* where {@code opts} is a set of the options specified in the {@code
	* options} array.
	*
	* @param path
	* The path of the file to open or create
	* @param options
	* Options specifying how the file is opened
	*
	* @return A new file channel
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the set contains an invalid combination of options
	* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
	* If the {@code path} is associated with a provider that does not
	* support creating file channels, or an unsupported open option is
	* specified
	* @throws IOException
	* If an I/O error occurs
	* @throws SecurityException
	* If a security manager is installed and it denies an
	* unspecified permission required by the implementation.
	* In the case of the default provider, the {@link
	* SecurityManager#checkRead(String)} method is invoked to check
	* read access if the file is opened for reading. The {@link
	* SecurityManager#checkWrite(String)} method is invoked to check
	* write access if the file is opened for writing
	*
	* @since 1.7
	*/
	public static FileChannel open(Path path, OpenOption... options)
	throws IOException
	{
	Set<OpenOption> set = new HashSet<OpenOption>(options.length);
	Collections.addAll(set, options);
	return open(path, set, NO_ATTRIBUTES);
	}

	// -- Channel operations --

	/**
	* Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer.
	*
	* <p> Bytes are read starting at this channel's current file position, and
	* then the file position is updated with the number of bytes actually
	* read. Otherwise this method behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
	* ReadableByteChannel} interface. </p>
	*/
	public abstract int read(ByteBuffer dst) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into a subsequence of the
	* given buffers.
	*
	* <p> Bytes are read starting at this channel's current file position, and
	* then the file position is updated with the number of bytes actually
	* read. Otherwise this method behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
	* ScatteringByteChannel} interface. </p>
	*/
	public abstract long read(ByteBuffer[] dsts, int offset, int length)
	throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffers.
	*
	* <p> Bytes are read starting at this channel's current file position, and
	* then the file position is updated with the number of bytes actually
	* read. Otherwise this method behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
	* ScatteringByteChannel} interface. </p>
	*/
	public final long read(ByteBuffer[] dsts) throws IOException {
	return read(dsts, 0, dsts.length);
	}

	/**
	* Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer.
	*
	* <p> Bytes are written starting at this channel's current file position
	* unless the channel is in append mode, in which case the position is
	* first advanced to the end of the file. The file is grown, if necessary,
	* to accommodate the written bytes, and then the file position is updated
	* with the number of bytes actually written. Otherwise this method
	* behaves exactly as specified by the {@link WritableByteChannel}
	* interface. </p>
	*/
	public abstract int write(ByteBuffer src) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from a subsequence of the
	* given buffers.
	*
	* <p> Bytes are written starting at this channel's current file position
	* unless the channel is in append mode, in which case the position is
	* first advanced to the end of the file. The file is grown, if necessary,
	* to accommodate the written bytes, and then the file position is updated
	* with the number of bytes actually written. Otherwise this method
	* behaves exactly as specified in the {@link GatheringByteChannel}
	* interface. </p>
	*/
	public abstract long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs, int offset, int length)
	throws IOException;

	/**
	* Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffers.
	*
	* <p> Bytes are written starting at this channel's current file position
	* unless the channel is in append mode, in which case the position is
	* first advanced to the end of the file. The file is grown, if necessary,
	* to accommodate the written bytes, and then the file position is updated
	* with the number of bytes actually written. Otherwise this method
	* behaves exactly as specified in the {@link GatheringByteChannel}
	* interface. </p>
	*/
	public final long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs) throws IOException {
	return write(srcs, 0, srcs.length);
	}


	// -- Other operations --

	/**
	* Returns this channel's file position.
	*
	* @return This channel's file position,
	* a non-negative integer counting the number of bytes
	* from the beginning of the file to the current position
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract long position() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Sets this channel's file position.
	*
	* <p> Setting the position to a value that is greater than the file's
	* current size is legal but does not change the size of the file. A later
	* attempt to read bytes at such a position will immediately return an
	* end-of-file indication. A later attempt to write bytes at such a
	* position will cause the file to be grown to accommodate the new bytes;
	* the values of any bytes between the previous end-of-file and the
	* newly-written bytes are unspecified. </p>
	*
	* @param newPosition
	* The new position, a non-negative integer counting
	* the number of bytes from the beginning of the file
	*
	* @return This file channel
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the new position is negative
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract FileChannel position(long newPosition) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Returns the current size of this channel's file.
	*
	* @return The current size of this channel's file,
	* measured in bytes
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract long size() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Truncates this channel's file to the given size.
	*
	* <p> If the given size is less than the file's current size then the file
	* is truncated, discarding any bytes beyond the new end of the file. If
	* the given size is greater than or equal to the file's current size then
	* the file is not modified. In either case, if this channel's file
	* position is greater than the given size then it is set to that size.
	* </p>
	*
	* @param size
	* The new size, a non-negative byte count
	*
	* @return This file channel
	*
	* @throws NonWritableChannelException
	* If this channel was not opened for writing
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the new size is negative
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract FileChannel truncate(long size) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Forces any updates to this channel's file to be written to the storage
	* device that contains it.
	*
	* <p> If this channel's file resides on a local storage device then when
	* this method returns it is guaranteed that all changes made to the file
	* since this channel was created, or since this method was last invoked,
	* will have been written to that device. This is useful for ensuring that
	* critical information is not lost in the event of a system crash.
	*
	* <p> If the file does not reside on a local device then no such guarantee
	* is made.
	*
	* <p> The <tt>metaData</tt> parameter can be used to limit the number of
	* I/O operations that this method is required to perform. Passing
	* <tt>false</tt> for this parameter indicates that only updates to the
	* file's content need be written to storage; passing <tt>true</tt>
	* indicates that updates to both the file's content and metadata must be
	* written, which generally requires at least one more I/O operation.
	* Whether this parameter actually has any effect is dependent upon the
	* underlying operating system and is therefore unspecified.
	*
	* <p> Invoking this method may cause an I/O operation to occur even if the
	* channel was only opened for reading. Some operating systems, for
	* example, maintain a last-access time as part of a file's metadata, and
	* this time is updated whenever the file is read. Whether or not this is
	* actually done is system-dependent and is therefore unspecified.
	*
	* <p> This method is only guaranteed to force changes that were made to
	* this channel's file via the methods defined in this class. It may or
	* may not force changes that were made by modifying the content of a
	* {@link MappedByteBuffer <i>mapped byte buffer</i>} obtained by
	* invoking the {@link #map map} method. Invoking the {@link
	* MappedByteBuffer#force force} method of the mapped byte buffer will
	* force changes made to the buffer's content to be written. </p>
	*
	* @param metaData
	* If <tt>true</tt> then this method is required to force changes
	* to both the file's content and metadata to be written to
	* storage; otherwise, it need only force content changes to be
	* written
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract void force(boolean metaData) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Transfers bytes from this channel's file to the given writable byte
	* channel.
	*
	* <p> An attempt is made to read up to <tt>count</tt> bytes starting at
	* the given <tt>position</tt> in this channel's file and write them to the
	* target channel. An invocation of this method may or may not transfer
	* all of the requested bytes; whether or not it does so depends upon the
	* natures and states of the channels. Fewer than the requested number of
	* bytes are transferred if this channel's file contains fewer than
	* <tt>count</tt> bytes starting at the given <tt>position</tt>, or if the
	* target channel is non-blocking and it has fewer than <tt>count</tt>
	* bytes free in its output buffer.
	*
	* <p> This method does not modify this channel's position. If the given
	* position is greater than the file's current size then no bytes are
	* transferred. If the target channel has a position then bytes are
	* written starting at that position and then the position is incremented
	* by the number of bytes written.
	*
	* <p> This method is potentially much more efficient than a simple loop
	* that reads from this channel and writes to the target channel. Many
	* operating systems can transfer bytes directly from the filesystem cache
	* to the target channel without actually copying them. </p>
	*
	* @param position
	* The position within the file at which the transfer is to begin;
	* must be non-negative
	*
	* @param count
	* The maximum number of bytes to be transferred; must be
	* non-negative
	*
	* @param target
	* The target channel
	*
	* @return The number of bytes, possibly zero,
	* that were actually transferred
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the preconditions on the parameters do not hold
	*
	* @throws NonReadableChannelException
	* If this channel was not opened for reading
	*
	* @throws NonWritableChannelException
	* If the target channel was not opened for writing
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If either this channel or the target channel is closed
	*
	* @throws AsynchronousCloseException
	* If another thread closes either channel
	* while the transfer is in progress
	*
	* @throws ClosedByInterruptException
	* If another thread interrupts the current thread while the
	* transfer is in progress, thereby closing both channels and
	* setting the current thread's interrupt status
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract long transferTo(long position, long count,
	WritableByteChannel target)
	throws IOException;

	/**
	* Transfers bytes into this channel's file from the given readable byte
	* channel.
	*
	* <p> An attempt is made to read up to <tt>count</tt> bytes from the
	* source channel and write them to this channel's file starting at the
	* given <tt>position</tt>. An invocation of this method may or may not
	* transfer all of the requested bytes; whether or not it does so depends
	* upon the natures and states of the channels. Fewer than the requested
	* number of bytes will be transferred if the source channel has fewer than
	* <tt>count</tt> bytes remaining, or if the source channel is non-blocking
	* and has fewer than <tt>count</tt> bytes immediately available in its
	* input buffer.
	*
	* <p> This method does not modify this channel's position. If the given
	* position is greater than the file's current size then no bytes are
	* transferred. If the source channel has a position then bytes are read
	* starting at that position and then the position is incremented by the
	* number of bytes read.
	*
	* <p> This method is potentially much more efficient than a simple loop
	* that reads from the source channel and writes to this channel. Many
	* operating systems can transfer bytes directly from the source channel
	* into the filesystem cache without actually copying them. </p>
	*
	* @param src
	* The source channel
	*
	* @param position
	* The position within the file at which the transfer is to begin;
	* must be non-negative
	*
	* @param count
	* The maximum number of bytes to be transferred; must be
	* non-negative
	*
	* @return The number of bytes, possibly zero,
	* that were actually transferred
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the preconditions on the parameters do not hold
	*
	* @throws NonReadableChannelException
	* If the source channel was not opened for reading
	*
	* @throws NonWritableChannelException
	* If this channel was not opened for writing
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If either this channel or the source channel is closed
	*
	* @throws AsynchronousCloseException
	* If another thread closes either channel
	* while the transfer is in progress
	*
	* @throws ClosedByInterruptException
	* If another thread interrupts the current thread while the
	* transfer is in progress, thereby closing both channels and
	* setting the current thread's interrupt status
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract long transferFrom(ReadableByteChannel src,
	long position, long count)
	throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer,
	* starting at the given file position.
	*
	* <p> This method works in the same manner as the {@link
	* #read(ByteBuffer)} method, except that bytes are read starting at the
	* given file position rather than at the channel's current position. This
	* method does not modify this channel's position. If the given position
	* is greater than the file's current size then no bytes are read. </p>
	*
	* @param dst
	* The buffer into which bytes are to be transferred
	*
	* @param position
	* The file position at which the transfer is to begin;
	* must be non-negative
	*
	* @return The number of bytes read, possibly zero, or <tt>-1</tt> if the
	* given position is greater than or equal to the file's current
	* size
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the position is negative
	*
	* @throws NonReadableChannelException
	* If this channel was not opened for reading
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws AsynchronousCloseException
	* If another thread closes this channel
	* while the read operation is in progress
	*
	* @throws ClosedByInterruptException
	* If another thread interrupts the current thread
	* while the read operation is in progress, thereby
	* closing the channel and setting the current thread's
	* interrupt status
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract int read(ByteBuffer dst, long position) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer,
	* starting at the given file position.
	*
	* <p> This method works in the same manner as the {@link
	* #write(ByteBuffer)} method, except that bytes are written starting at
	* the given file position rather than at the channel's current position.
	* This method does not modify this channel's position. If the given
	* position is greater than the file's current size then the file will be
	* grown to accommodate the new bytes; the values of any bytes between the
	* previous end-of-file and the newly-written bytes are unspecified. </p>
	*
	* @param src
	* The buffer from which bytes are to be transferred
	*
	* @param position
	* The file position at which the transfer is to begin;
	* must be non-negative
	*
	* @return The number of bytes written, possibly zero
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the position is negative
	*
	* @throws NonWritableChannelException
	* If this channel was not opened for writing
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws AsynchronousCloseException
	* If another thread closes this channel
	* while the write operation is in progress
	*
	* @throws ClosedByInterruptException
	* If another thread interrupts the current thread
	* while the write operation is in progress, thereby
	* closing the channel and setting the current thread's
	* interrupt status
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*/
	public abstract int write(ByteBuffer src, long position) throws IOException;


	// -- Memory-mapped buffers --

	/**
	* A typesafe enumeration for file-mapping modes.
	*
	* @since 1.4
	*
	* @see java.nio.channels.FileChannel#map
	*/
	public static class MapMode {

	/**
	* Mode for a read-only mapping.
	*/
	public static final MapMode READ_ONLY
	= new MapMode("READ_ONLY");

	/**
	* Mode for a read/write mapping.
	*/
	public static final MapMode READ_WRITE
	= new MapMode("READ_WRITE");

	/**
	* Mode for a private (copy-on-write) mapping.
	*/
	public static final MapMode PRIVATE
	= new MapMode("PRIVATE");

	private final String name;

	private MapMode(String name) {
	this.name = name;
	}

	/**
	* Returns a string describing this file-mapping mode.
	*
	* @return A descriptive string
	*/
	public String toString() {
	return name;
	}

	}

	/**
	* Maps a region of this channel's file directly into memory.
	*
	* <p> A region of a file may be mapped into memory in one of three modes:
	* </p>
	*
	* <ul>
	*
	* <li><p> <i>Read-only:</i> Any attempt to modify the resulting buffer
	* will cause a {@link java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException} to be thrown.
	* ({@link MapMode#READ_ONLY MapMode.READ_ONLY}) </p></li>
	*
	* <li><p> <i>Read/write:</i> Changes made to the resulting buffer will
	* eventually be propagated to the file; they may or may not be made
	* visible to other programs that have mapped the same file. ({@link
	* MapMode#READ_WRITE MapMode.READ_WRITE}) </p></li>
	*
	* <li><p> <i>Private:</i> Changes made to the resulting buffer will not
	* be propagated to the file and will not be visible to other programs
	* that have mapped the same file; instead, they will cause private
	* copies of the modified portions of the buffer to be created. ({@link
	* MapMode#PRIVATE MapMode.PRIVATE}) </p></li>
	*
	* </ul>
	*
	* <p> For a read-only mapping, this channel must have been opened for
	* reading; for a read/write or private mapping, this channel must have
	* been opened for both reading and writing.
	*
	* <p> The {@link MappedByteBuffer <i>mapped byte buffer</i>}
	* returned by this method will have a position of zero and a limit and
	* capacity of <tt>size</tt>; its mark will be undefined. The buffer and
	* the mapping that it represents will remain valid until the buffer itself
	* is garbage-collected.
	*
	* <p> A mapping, once established, is not dependent upon the file channel
	* that was used to create it. Closing the channel, in particular, has no
	* effect upon the validity of the mapping.
	*
	* <p> Many of the details of memory-mapped files are inherently dependent
	* upon the underlying operating system and are therefore unspecified. The
	* behavior of this method when the requested region is not completely
	* contained within this channel's file is unspecified. Whether changes
	* made to the content or size of the underlying file, by this program or
	* another, are propagated to the buffer is unspecified. The rate at which
	* changes to the buffer are propagated to the file is unspecified.
	*
	* <p> For most operating systems, mapping a file into memory is more
	* expensive than reading or writing a few tens of kilobytes of data via
	* the usual {@link #read read} and {@link #write write} methods. From the
	* standpoint of performance it is generally only worth mapping relatively
	* large files into memory. </p>
	*
	* @param mode
	* One of the constants {@link MapMode#READ_ONLY READ_ONLY}, {@link
	* MapMode#READ_WRITE READ_WRITE}, or {@link MapMode#PRIVATE
	* PRIVATE} defined in the {@link MapMode} class, according to
	* whether the file is to be mapped read-only, read/write, or
	* privately (copy-on-write), respectively
	*
	* @param position
	* The position within the file at which the mapped region
	* is to start; must be non-negative
	*
	* @param size
	* The size of the region to be mapped; must be non-negative and
	* no greater than {@link java.lang.Integer#MAX_VALUE}
	*
	* @return The mapped byte buffer
	*
	* @throws NonReadableChannelException
	* If the <tt>mode</tt> is {@link MapMode#READ_ONLY READ_ONLY} but
	* this channel was not opened for reading
	*
	* @throws NonWritableChannelException
	* If the <tt>mode</tt> is {@link MapMode#READ_WRITE READ_WRITE} or
	* {@link MapMode#PRIVATE PRIVATE} but this channel was not opened
	* for both reading and writing
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the preconditions on the parameters do not hold
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*
	* @see java.nio.channels.FileChannel.MapMode
	* @see java.nio.MappedByteBuffer
	*/
	public abstract MappedByteBuffer map(MapMode mode,
	long position, long size)
	throws IOException;


	// -- Locks --

	/**
	* Acquires a lock on the given region of this channel's file.
	*
	* <p> An invocation of this method will block until the region can be
	* locked, this channel is closed, or the invoking thread is interrupted,
	* whichever comes first.
	*
	* <p> If this channel is closed by another thread during an invocation of
	* this method then an {@link AsynchronousCloseException} will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> If the invoking thread is interrupted while waiting to acquire the
	* lock then its interrupt status will be set and a {@link
	* FileLockInterruptionException} will be thrown. If the invoker's
	* interrupt status is set when this method is invoked then that exception
	* will be thrown immediately; the thread's interrupt status will not be
	* changed.
	*
	* <p> The region specified by the <tt>position</tt> and <tt>size</tt>
	* parameters need not be contained within, or even overlap, the actual
	* underlying file. Lock regions are fixed in size; if a locked region
	* initially contains the end of the file and the file grows beyond the
	* region then the new portion of the file will not be covered by the lock.
	* If a file is expected to grow in size and a lock on the entire file is
	* required then a region starting at zero, and no smaller than the
	* expected maximum size of the file, should be locked. The zero-argument
	* {@link #lock()} method simply locks a region of size {@link
	* Long#MAX_VALUE}.
	*
	* <p> Some operating systems do not support shared locks, in which case a
	* request for a shared lock is automatically converted into a request for
	* an exclusive lock. Whether the newly-acquired lock is shared or
	* exclusive may be tested by invoking the resulting lock object's {@link
	* FileLock#isShared() isShared} method.
	*
	* <p> File locks are held on behalf of the entire Java virtual machine.
	* They are not suitable for controlling access to a file by multiple
	* threads within the same virtual machine. </p>
	*
	* @param position
	* The position at which the locked region is to start; must be
	* non-negative
	*
	* @param size
	* The size of the locked region; must be non-negative, and the sum
	* <tt>position</tt> + <tt>size</tt> must be non-negative
	*
	* @param shared
	* <tt>true</tt> to request a shared lock, in which case this
	* channel must be open for reading (and possibly writing);
	* <tt>false</tt> to request an exclusive lock, in which case this
	* channel must be open for writing (and possibly reading)
	*
	* @return A lock object representing the newly-acquired lock
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the preconditions on the parameters do not hold
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws AsynchronousCloseException
	* If another thread closes this channel while the invoking
	* thread is blocked in this method
	*
	* @throws FileLockInterruptionException
	* If the invoking thread is interrupted while blocked in this
	* method
	*
	* @throws OverlappingFileLockException
	* If a lock that overlaps the requested region is already held by
	* this Java virtual machine, or if another thread is already
	* blocked in this method and is attempting to lock an overlapping
	* region
	*
	* @throws NonReadableChannelException
	* If <tt>shared</tt> is <tt>true</tt> this channel was not
	* opened for reading
	*
	* @throws NonWritableChannelException
	* If <tt>shared</tt> is <tt>false</tt> but this channel was not
	* opened for writing
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*
	* @see #lock()
	* @see #tryLock()
	* @see #tryLock(long,long,boolean)
	*/
	public abstract FileLock lock(long position, long size, boolean shared)
	throws IOException;

	/**
	* Acquires an exclusive lock on this channel's file.
	*
	* <p> An invocation of this method of the form <tt>fc.lock()</tt> behaves
	* in exactly the same way as the invocation
	*
	* <pre>
	* fc.{@link #lock(long,long,boolean) lock}(0L, Long.MAX_VALUE, false) </pre>
	*
	* @return A lock object representing the newly-acquired lock
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws AsynchronousCloseException
	* If another thread closes this channel while the invoking
	* thread is blocked in this method
	*
	* @throws FileLockInterruptionException
	* If the invoking thread is interrupted while blocked in this
	* method
	*
	* @throws OverlappingFileLockException
	* If a lock that overlaps the requested region is already held by
	* this Java virtual machine, or if another thread is already
	* blocked in this method and is attempting to lock an overlapping
	* region of the same file
	*
	* @throws NonWritableChannelException
	* If this channel was not opened for writing
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*
	* @see #lock(long,long,boolean)
	* @see #tryLock()
	* @see #tryLock(long,long,boolean)
	*/
	public final FileLock lock() throws IOException {
	return lock(0L, Long.MAX_VALUE, false);
	}

	/**
	* Attempts to acquire a lock on the given region of this channel's file.
	*
	* <p> This method does not block. An invocation always returns
	* immediately, either having acquired a lock on the requested region or
	* having failed to do so. If it fails to acquire a lock because an
	* overlapping lock is held by another program then it returns
	* <tt>null</tt>. If it fails to acquire a lock for any other reason then
	* an appropriate exception is thrown.
	*
	* <p> The region specified by the <tt>position</tt> and <tt>size</tt>
	* parameters need not be contained within, or even overlap, the actual
	* underlying file. Lock regions are fixed in size; if a locked region
	* initially contains the end of the file and the file grows beyond the
	* region then the new portion of the file will not be covered by the lock.
	* If a file is expected to grow in size and a lock on the entire file is
	* required then a region starting at zero, and no smaller than the
	* expected maximum size of the file, should be locked. The zero-argument
	* {@link #tryLock()} method simply locks a region of size {@link
	* Long#MAX_VALUE}.
	*
	* <p> Some operating systems do not support shared locks, in which case a
	* request for a shared lock is automatically converted into a request for
	* an exclusive lock. Whether the newly-acquired lock is shared or
	* exclusive may be tested by invoking the resulting lock object's {@link
	* FileLock#isShared() isShared} method.
	*
	* <p> File locks are held on behalf of the entire Java virtual machine.
	* They are not suitable for controlling access to a file by multiple
	* threads within the same virtual machine. </p>
	*
	* @param position
	* The position at which the locked region is to start; must be
	* non-negative
	*
	* @param size
	* The size of the locked region; must be non-negative, and the sum
	* <tt>position</tt> + <tt>size</tt> must be non-negative
	*
	* @param shared
	* <tt>true</tt> to request a shared lock,
	* <tt>false</tt> to request an exclusive lock
	*
	* @return A lock object representing the newly-acquired lock,
	* or <tt>null</tt> if the lock could not be acquired
	* because another program holds an overlapping lock
	*
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException
	* If the preconditions on the parameters do not hold
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws OverlappingFileLockException
	* If a lock that overlaps the requested region is already held by
	* this Java virtual machine, or if another thread is already
	* blocked in this method and is attempting to lock an overlapping
	* region of the same file
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*
	* @see #lock()
	* @see #lock(long,long,boolean)
	* @see #tryLock()
	*/
	public abstract FileLock tryLock(long position, long size, boolean shared)
	throws IOException;

	/**
	* Attempts to acquire an exclusive lock on this channel's file.
	*
	* <p> An invocation of this method of the form <tt>fc.tryLock()</tt>
	* behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation
	*
	* <pre>
	* fc.{@link #tryLock(long,long,boolean) tryLock}(0L, Long.MAX_VALUE, false) </pre>
	*
	* @return A lock object representing the newly-acquired lock,
	* or <tt>null</tt> if the lock could not be acquired
	* because another program holds an overlapping lock
	*
	* @throws ClosedChannelException
	* If this channel is closed
	*
	* @throws OverlappingFileLockException
	* If a lock that overlaps the requested region is already held by
	* this Java virtual machine, or if another thread is already
	* blocked in this method and is attempting to lock an overlapping
	* region
	*
	* @throws IOException
	* If some other I/O error occurs
	*
	* @see #lock()
	* @see #lock(long,long,boolean)
	* @see #tryLock(long,long,boolean)
	*/
	public final FileLock tryLock() throws IOException {
	return tryLock(0L, Long.MAX_VALUE, false);
	}

	}

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