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package java.nio.channels;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder;
import java.nio.charset.CharsetEncoder;

/**
 * @since 1.4
 */
public final class Channels 
{
  /**
   * Constructs a stream that reads bytes from the given channel.
   */
  public static InputStream newInputStream (ReadableByteChannel ch)
  {
    throw new Error ("not implemented");
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a stream that writes bytes to the given channel.
   */
  public static OutputStream newOutputStream (WritableByteChannel ch) 
  {
    throw new Error ("not implemented");
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a channel that reads bytes from the given stream.
   */
  public static ReadableByteChannel newChannel (InputStream in)
  {
    throw new Error ("not implemented");
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a channel that writes bytes to the given stream.
   */
  public static WritableByteChannel newChannel (OutputStream out)
  {
    throw new Error ("not implemented");
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a reader that decodes bytes from the given channel using the
   * given decoder.
   */
  public static Reader newReader (ReadableByteChannel ch, CharsetDecoder dec,
                                  int minBufferCap)
  {
    throw new Error ("not implemented");
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a reader that decodes bytes from the given channel according to
   * the named charset.
   *
   * @exception UnsupportedCharsetException If no support for the named charset
   * is available in this instance of the Java virtual machine.
   */
  public static Reader newReader (ReadableByteChannel ch, String csName)
  {
    return newReader (ch, Charset.forName (csName).newDecoder (), -1);
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a writer that encodes characters using the given encoder and
   * writes the resulting bytes to the given channel.
   */
  public static Writer newWriter (WritableByteChannel ch, CharsetEncoder enc,
                                  int minBufferCap)
  {
    throw new Error ("not implemented");
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a writer that encodes characters according to the named charset
   * and writes the resulting bytes to the given channel.
   *
   * @exception UnsupportedCharsetException If no support for the named charset
   * is available in this instance of the Java virtual machine.
   */
  public static Writer newWriter (WritableByteChannel ch,
                                  String csName)
  {
    return newWriter (ch, Charset.forName (csName).newEncoder (), -1);
  }
}
