PhysicalPort (Dataflow Library Distribution Project 8.2.0-176 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Named, TokenTyped

All Known Subinterfaces:

PhysicalInputPort, PhysicalOutputPort, RecordInput, RecordOutput
```
public interface PhysicalPort
extends Named, TokenTyped
```
The common interface for all ports, both input and output. Ports represent an access point to a flow for an operator.
Ports are strongly typed, based upon the underlying tokens of the associated flow. Many common token types are supported, including Java primitive types and composite types.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`detach()`	Forcibly releases the resources of a port.
`PortStatistics`	`getStats()`	Retrieves the run-time statistics gathered for this port.
`TokenType`	`getType()`	Gets the type of tokens in the underlying flow.
`boolean`	`isAttached()`	Indicates whether the port is still attached.

Methods inherited from interface com.pervasive.datarush.namespace.Named
getName

- Method Detail
  - getType
```
TokenType getType()
```
    Gets the type of tokens in the underlying flow.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getType in interface TokenTyped
    
    Returns:
    
    the token type for this port.
  - getStats
```
PortStatistics getStats()
```
    Retrieves the run-time statistics gathered for this port.
    
    Returns:
    
    PortStats gathered during execution or null if the configuration did not specify collecting statistics
  - isAttached
```
boolean isAttached()
```
    Indicates whether the port is still attached.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the port may still have data flowing, false otherwise
  - detach
```
void detach()
```
    Forcibly releases the resources of a port.