ProtocolFamily (Java SE 25 & JDK 25)
Description: declaration: module: java.base, package: java.net, interface: ProtocolFamily
Keywords: java.net.ProtocolFamily interface

# Interface ProtocolFamily

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `StandardProtocolFamily`

public interface ProtocolFamily
Represents a family of communication protocols.

Since:
  1.7

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `name()`
  Returns the name of the protocol family.

- ## Method Details

  - ### name

    String name()
    Returns the name of the protocol family.
    Returns:
      the name of the protocol family