# Uses of Package
java.net

- Packages that use java.net
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  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.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.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.
  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 JavaTM programming language.
  javax.activation |
  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 JavaTM Print Service API.
  javax.print.attribute | Provides classes and interfaces that describe the types of JavaTM 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 JavaTM 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.bind | Provides a runtime binding framework for client applications including unmarshalling, marshalling, and validation capabilities.
  javax.xml.bind.helpers | JAXB Provider Use Only: Provides partial default implementations for some of the `javax.xml.bind` interfaces.
  javax.xml.validation | This package provides an API for validation of XML documents.
  javax.xml.ws | This package contains the core JAX-WS APIs.
  javax.xml.ws.spi | This package defines SPIs for JAX-WS.
  javax.xml.ws.spi.http | Provides HTTP SPI that is used for portable deployment of JAX-WS web services in containers(for e.g.
  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 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.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.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.
  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.
  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.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.activation
  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.bind
  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 javax.xml.bind.helpers
  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.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 javax.xml.ws
  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.xml.ws.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.xml.ws.spi.http
  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 org.ietf.jgss
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  InetAddress | This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

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