Channel (SpongeAPI 8.2.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

BasicPacketChannel, PacketChannel, RawDataChannel
```
public interface Channel
```
Represents a network channel bound to a ChannelManager. The channel can be used to send and receive data.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ResourceKey`	`key()`	Gets this channel's bound key.
`ChannelManager`	`manager()`	Gets the manager that this channel is bound to.
`void`	`setExceptionHandler(ChannelExceptionHandler<EngineConnection> handler)`	Sets the `ChannelExceptionHandler` that should be used for the channel.

- Method Detail
  - manager
```
ChannelManager manager()
```
    Gets the manager that this channel is bound to.
    
    Returns:
    
    The manager
  - key
```
ResourceKey key()
```
    Gets this channel's bound key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The channel key
  - setExceptionHandler
```
void setExceptionHandler(ChannelExceptionHandler<EngineConnection> handler)
```
    Sets the ChannelExceptionHandler that should be used for the channel.
    By default every ChannelException except for ChannelNotSupportedException will be logged.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - The channel exception handler