ProtocolFamily (Java SE 12 & JDK 12 )
Keywords: java.net.ProtocolFamily interface

Module java.base
Package java.net

## 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 Detail

    - #### name

          String name()

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