# Uses of Package
java.net

Packages that use java.net
Package
Description
com.sun.net.httpserver
Provides a simple high-level Http server API, which can be used to build embedded HTTP servers.
com.sun.net.httpserver.spi
Provides a pluggable service provider interface, which allows the HTTP server implementation to be replaced with other implementations.
com.sun.nio.sctp
A Java API for Stream Control Transport Protocol.
com.sun.security.auth.login
Provides an implementation of `Configuration`.
java.applet
Provides the classes necessary to create an applet and the classes an applet uses to communicate with its applet context.
java.awt
Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.awt.desktop
Provides interfaces and classes for interaction with various desktop capabilities.
java.beans.beancontext
Provides classes and interfaces relating to bean context.
java.io
Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang
Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.module
Classes to support module descriptors and creating configurations of modules by means of resolution and service binding.
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.net.http
HTTP Client and WebSocket APIs
java.net.spi
Service-provider classes for the `java.net` package.
java.nio.channels
Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
java.nio.channels.spi
Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.channels` package.
java.nio.file
Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.nio.file.spi
Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.file` package.
java.rmi
Provides the RMI package.
java.rmi.server
Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
java.security
Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
java.security.cert
Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.
java.sql
Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a data source (usually a relational database) using the Java programming language.
javax.imageio
The main package of the Java Image I/O API.
javax.management.loading
Provides the classes which implement advanced dynamic loading.
javax.management.remote
Interfaces for remote access to JMX MBean servers.
javax.net
Provides classes for networking applications.
javax.net.ssl
Provides classes for the secure socket package.
javax.print
Provides the principal classes and interfaces for the Java Print Service API.
javax.print.attribute
Provides classes and interfaces that describe the types of Java Print Service attributes and how they can be collected into attribute sets.
javax.print.attribute.standard
Package `javax.print.attribute.standard` contains classes for specific printing attributes.
javax.rmi.ssl
Provides implementations of `RMIClientSocketFactory` and `RMIServerSocketFactory` over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols.
javax.security.auth.kerberos
This package contains utility classes related to the Kerberos network authentication protocol.
javax.sound.midi
Provides interfaces and classes for I/O, sequencing, and synthesis of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data.
javax.sound.midi.spi
Supplies interfaces for service providers to implement when offering new MIDI devices, MIDI file readers and writers, or sound bank readers.
javax.sound.sampled
Provides interfaces and classes for capture, processing, and playback of sampled audio data.
javax.sound.sampled.spi
Supplies abstract classes for service providers to subclass when offering new audio devices, sound file readers and writers, or audio format converters.
javax.sql
Provides the API for server side data source access and processing from the Java programming language.
javax.sql.rowset
Standard interfaces and base classes for JDBC `RowSet` implementations.
javax.sql.rowset.serial
Provides utility classes to allow serializable mappings between SQL types and data types in the Java programming language.
javax.swing
Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.event
Provides for events fired by Swing components.
javax.swing.plaf.synth
Synth is a skinnable look and feel in which all painting is delegated.
javax.swing.text.html
Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.
javax.tools
Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.
javax.xml.catalog
Provides the classes for implementing XML Catalogs OASIS Standard V1.1, 7 October 2005.
javax.xml.validation
Provides an API for validation of XML documents.
jdk.net
Platform specific socket options for the `java.net` and `java.nio.channels` socket classes.
jdk.security.jarsigner
This package defines APIs for signing jar files.
org.ietf.jgss
This package presents a framework that allows application developers to make use of security services like authentication, data integrity and data confidentiality from a variety of underlying security mechanisms like Kerberos, using a unified API.

- Classes in java.net used by com.sun.net.httpserver
  Class
  Description
  InetSocketAddress
  This class implements an IP Socket Address (IP address + port number) It can also be a pair (hostname + port number), in which case an attempt will be made to resolve the hostname.
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by com.sun.net.httpserver.spi
  Class
  Description
  InetSocketAddress
  This class implements an IP Socket Address (IP address + port number) It can also be a pair (hostname + port number), in which case an attempt will be made to resolve the hostname.
- Classes in java.net used by com.sun.nio.sctp
  Class
  Description
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  SocketAddress
  This class represents a Socket Address with no protocol attachment.
  SocketOption
  A socket option associated with a socket.
- Classes in java.net used by com.sun.security.auth.login
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by java.applet
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by java.awt
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by java.awt.desktop
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by java.beans.beancontext
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by java.io
  Class
  Description
  MalformedURLException
  Thrown to indicate that a malformed URL has occurred.
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by java.lang
  Class
  Description
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by java.lang.module
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by java.net
  Class
  Description
  Authenticator
  The class Authenticator represents an object that knows how to obtain authentication for a network connection.
  Authenticator.RequestorType
  The type of the entity requesting authentication.
  CacheRequest
  Represents channels for storing resources in the ResponseCache.
  CacheResponse
  Represent channels for retrieving resources from the ResponseCache.
  ContentHandler
  The abstract class `ContentHandler` is the superclass of all classes that read an `Object` from a `URLConnection`.
  ContentHandlerFactory
  This interface defines a factory for content handlers.
  CookieHandler
  A CookieHandler object provides a callback mechanism to hook up a HTTP state management policy implementation into the HTTP protocol handler.
  CookiePolicy
  CookiePolicy implementations decide which cookies should be accepted and which should be rejected.
  CookieStore
  A CookieStore object represents a storage for cookie.
  DatagramPacket
  This class represents a datagram packet.
  DatagramSocket
  This class represents a socket for sending and receiving datagram packets.
  DatagramSocketImpl
  Abstract datagram and multicast socket implementation base class.
  DatagramSocketImplFactory
  This interface defines a factory for datagram socket implementations.
  FileNameMap
  A simple interface which provides a mechanism to map between a file name and a MIME type string.
  HttpCookie
  An HttpCookie object represents an HTTP cookie, which carries state information between server and user agent.
  Inet6Address
  This class represents an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address.
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  InetSocketAddress
  This class implements an IP Socket Address (IP address + port number) It can also be a pair (hostname + port number), in which case an attempt will be made to resolve the hostname.
  InterfaceAddress
  This class represents a Network Interface address.
  MalformedURLException
  Thrown to indicate that a malformed URL has occurred.
  NetworkInterface
  This class represents a Network Interface made up of a name, and a list of IP addresses assigned to this interface.
  PasswordAuthentication
  The class PasswordAuthentication is a data holder that is used by Authenticator.
  ProtocolException
  Thrown to indicate that there is an error in the underlying protocol, such as a TCP error.
  ProtocolFamily
  Represents a family of communication protocols.
  Proxy
  This class represents a proxy setting, typically a type (http, socks) and a socket address.
  Proxy.Type
  Represents the proxy type.
  ProxySelector
  Selects the proxy server to use, if any, when connecting to the network resource referenced by a URL.
  ResponseCache
  Represents implementations of URLConnection caches.
  ServerSocket
  This class implements server sockets.
  Socket
  This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets").
  SocketAddress
  This class represents a Socket Address with no protocol attachment.
  SocketException
  Thrown to indicate that there is an error creating or accessing a Socket.
  SocketImpl
  The abstract class `SocketImpl` is a common superclass of all classes that actually implement sockets.
  SocketImplFactory
  This interface defines a factory for socket implementations.
  SocketOption
  A socket option associated with a socket.
  SocketOptions
  Interface of methods to get/set socket options.
  StandardProtocolFamily
  Defines the standard families of communication protocols.
  UnixDomainSocketAddress
  A Unix domain socket address.
  UnknownHostException
  Thrown to indicate that the IP address of a host could not be determined.
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
  URISyntaxException
  Checked exception thrown to indicate that a string could not be parsed as a URI reference.
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
  URLClassLoader
  This class loader is used to load classes and resources from a search path of URLs referring to both JAR files and directories.
  URLConnection
  The abstract class `URLConnection` is the superclass of all classes that represent a communications link between the application and a URL.
  URLStreamHandler
  The abstract class `URLStreamHandler` is the common superclass for all stream protocol handlers.
  URLStreamHandlerFactory
  This interface defines a factory for `URL` stream protocol handlers.
- Classes in java.net used by java.net.http
  Class
  Description
  Authenticator
  The class Authenticator represents an object that knows how to obtain authentication for a network connection.
  CookieHandler
  A CookieHandler object provides a callback mechanism to hook up a HTTP state management policy implementation into the HTTP protocol handler.
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  ProxySelector
  Selects the proxy server to use, if any, when connecting to the network resource referenced by a URL.
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by java.net.spi
  Class
  Description
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  UnknownHostException
  Thrown to indicate that the IP address of a host could not be determined.
  URLStreamHandlerFactory
  This interface defines a factory for `URL` stream protocol handlers.
- Classes in java.net used by java.nio.channels
  Class
  Description
  DatagramSocket
  This class represents a socket for sending and receiving datagram packets.
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  NetworkInterface
  This class represents a Network Interface made up of a name, and a list of IP addresses assigned to this interface.
  ProtocolFamily
  Represents a family of communication protocols.
  ServerSocket
  This class implements server sockets.
  Socket
  This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets").
  SocketAddress
  This class represents a Socket Address with no protocol attachment.
  SocketOption
  A socket option associated with a socket.
- Classes in java.net used by java.nio.channels.spi
  Class
  Description
  ProtocolFamily
  Represents a family of communication protocols.
- Classes in java.net used by java.nio.file
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by java.nio.file.spi
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by java.rmi
  Class
  Description
  MalformedURLException
  Thrown to indicate that a malformed URL has occurred.
- Classes in java.net used by java.rmi.server
  Class
  Description
  MalformedURLException
  Thrown to indicate that a malformed URL has occurred.
  ServerSocket
  This class implements server sockets.
  Socket
  This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets").
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by java.security
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by java.security.cert
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by java.sql
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.imageio
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.management.loading
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
  URLClassLoader
  This class loader is used to load classes and resources from a search path of URLs referring to both JAR files and directories.
  URLStreamHandlerFactory
  This interface defines a factory for `URL` stream protocol handlers.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.management.remote
  Class
  Description
  MalformedURLException
  Thrown to indicate that a malformed URL has occurred.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.net
  Class
  Description
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  ServerSocket
  This class implements server sockets.
  Socket
  This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets").
  UnknownHostException
  Thrown to indicate that the IP address of a host could not be determined.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.net.ssl
  Class
  Description
  HttpURLConnection
  A URLConnection with support for HTTP-specific features.
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  ServerSocket
  This class implements server sockets.
  Socket
  This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets").
  UnknownHostException
  Thrown to indicate that the IP address of a host could not be determined.
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
  URLConnection
  The abstract class `URLConnection` is the superclass of all classes that represent a communications link between the application and a URL.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.print
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.print.attribute
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.print.attribute.standard
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.rmi.ssl
  Class
  Description
  ServerSocket
  This class implements server sockets.
  Socket
  This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets").
- Classes in java.net used by javax.security.auth.kerberos
  Class
  Description
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.sound.midi
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.sound.midi.spi
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.sound.sampled
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.sound.sampled.spi
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.sql
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.sql.rowset
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.sql.rowset.serial
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.swing
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.swing.event
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.swing.plaf.synth
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.swing.text.html
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.tools
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.xml.catalog
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by javax.xml.validation
  Class
  Description
  URL
  Class `URL` represents a Uniform Resource Locator, a pointer to a "resource" on the World Wide Web.
- Classes in java.net used by jdk.net
  Class
  Description
  DatagramSocket
  This class represents a socket for sending and receiving datagram packets.
  ServerSocket
  This class implements server sockets.
  Socket
  This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets").
  SocketOption
  A socket option associated with a socket.
- Classes in java.net used by jdk.security.jarsigner
  Class
  Description
  URI
  Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.
- Classes in java.net used by org.ietf.jgss
  Class
  Description
  InetAddress
  This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.