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package org.xnio.channels;

import java.net.SocketAddress;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.xnio.ChannelListener;

The writable side of a multipoint message channel.
See Also:
MultipointMessageChannel/**
 * The writable side of a multipoint message channel.
 *
 * @see MultipointMessageChannel
 */
public interface WritableMultipointMessageChannel extends SuspendableWriteChannel {

    
Send a buffer to a destination.
Params:
target – the destination
buffer – the data to send
Throws:
IOException – if an I/O error occurs
Returns:
true if the message was sent, or false if the channel is not currently writable/**
     * Send a buffer to a destination.
     *
     * @param target the destination
     * @param buffer the data to send
     * @return {@code true} if the message was sent, or {@code false} if the channel is not currently writable
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    boolean sendTo(SocketAddress target, ByteBuffer buffer) throws IOException;

    
Send a message with data from multiple buffers to a destination.
Params:
target – the destination
buffers – the data to send
Throws:
IOException – if an I/O error occurs
Returns:
true if the message was sent, or false if the channel is not currently writable/**
     * Send a message with data from multiple buffers to a destination.
     *
     * @param target the destination
     * @param buffers the data to send
     * @return {@code true} if the message was sent, or {@code false} if the channel is not currently writable
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    boolean sendTo(SocketAddress target, ByteBuffer[] buffers) throws IOException;

    
Send a message with data from multiple buffers to a destination.
Params:
target – the destination
buffers – the data to send
offset – the offset into the buffers array
length – the number of buffers to read from
Throws:
IOException – if an I/O error occurs
Returns:
true if the message was sent, or false if the channel is not currently writable/**
     * Send a message with data from multiple buffers to a destination.
     *
     * @param target the destination
     * @param buffers the data to send
     * @param offset the offset into the {@code buffers} array
     * @param length the number of buffers to read from
     * @return {@code true} if the message was sent, or {@code false} if the channel is not currently writable
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    boolean sendTo(SocketAddress target, ByteBuffer[] buffers, int offset, int length) throws IOException;

    
{@inheritDoc} /** {@inheritDoc} */
    ChannelListener.Setter<? extends WritableMultipointMessageChannel> getWriteSetter();

    
{@inheritDoc} /** {@inheritDoc} */
    ChannelListener.Setter<? extends WritableMultipointMessageChannel> getCloseSetter();
}