# Uses of Class
java.net.DatagramSocket

Packages that use DatagramSocket
Package
Description
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
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.
jdk.net
Platform specific socket options for the `java.net` and `java.nio.channels` socket classes.

- ## Uses of DatagramSocket in java.net

  Subclasses of DatagramSocket in java.net
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `MulticastSocket`
  A `MulticastSocket` is a datagram socket that is convenient for sending and receiving IP multicast datagrams.
  Methods in java.net that return DatagramSocket
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `<T> DatagramSocket`
  DatagramSocket.`setOption(SocketOption<T> name, T value)`
  Sets the value of a socket option.

- ## Uses of DatagramSocket in java.nio.channels

  Methods in java.nio.channels that return DatagramSocket
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract DatagramSocket`
  DatagramChannel.`socket()`
  Retrieves a datagram socket associated with this channel.

- ## Uses of DatagramSocket in jdk.net

  Methods in jdk.net with parameters of type DatagramSocket
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static <T> T`
  Sockets.`getOption(DatagramSocket s, SocketOption<T> name)`
  Deprecated.
  use `DatagramSocket.getOption(SocketOption)` instead.
  `static <T> void`
  Sockets.`setOption(DatagramSocket s, SocketOption<T> name, T value)`
  Deprecated.
  use `DatagramSocket.setOption(SocketOption, Object)` instead.