ProtocolFamily (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: java.net.ProtocolFamily interface
Date: 2026-07-22

compact1, compact2, compact3
java.net

## Interface ProtocolFamily

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    StandardProtocolFamily

      public interface ProtocolFamily

  Represents a family of communication protocols.
  Since:
    1.7

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `name()` Returns the name of the protocol family.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### name

          String name()

      Returns the name of the protocol family.
      Returns:
        the name of the protocol family

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