Uses of Package java.net (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-01-21

# 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Description
  ProtocolFamily Represents a family of communication protocols.

- Classes in java.net used by java.nio.file
  Class and Description
  URI Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.

- Classes in java.net used by java.nio.file.spi
  Class and Description
  URI Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.

- Classes in java.net used by java.rmi
  Class and Description
  MalformedURLException Thrown to indicate that a malformed URL has occurred.

- Classes in java.net used by java.rmi.server
  Class and 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 and 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 and Description
  URI Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.

- Classes in java.net used by java.sql
  Class and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Description
  MalformedURLException Thrown to indicate that a malformed URL has occurred.

- Classes in java.net used by javax.net
  Class and 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 and 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 and Description
  URI Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.

- Classes in java.net used by javax.print.attribute
  Class and Description
  URI Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.

- Classes in java.net used by javax.print.attribute.standard
  Class and Description
  URI Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.

- Classes in java.net used by javax.rmi.ssl
  Class and 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 and Description
  InetAddress This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

- Classes in java.net used by javax.sound.midi
  Class and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Description
  URI Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference.

- Classes in java.net used by javax.xml.bind
  Class and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Description
  InetAddress This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

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