The Java NIO.2 File System in JDK 7

Description: This SDN article reports on JSR 203, now a part of JDK 7, which brings a new API to the file system and provides functionality that Java developers have long requested:

* An extensive File I/O API system addresses feature requests that developers have sought since the inception of the JDK.
* A socket channel API addresses multicasting, socket binding associated with channels, and related issues.
* An asynchronous I/O API enables mapping to I/O facilities, completion ports, and various I/O event port mechanisms to enhance scalability.

Contact: http://www.sun.com/secure/contact/

Submitter: Constance McKenzie