Port (leJOS EV3 API documentation)

All Known Implementing Classes:

RemoteNXTPort, RemotePort, RemoteRequestPort
```
public interface Port
```
Interface that provides a binding between a physical port and the different types of sensor interfaces that can be used with it

Author:

andy

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	return the string name used to reference this physical port
`<T extends IOPort> T`	`open(java.lang.Class<T> portclass)`	Obtain access to a class that can be used to talk to the port hardware

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    return the string name used to reference this physical port
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the port
  - open
```
<T extends IOPort> T open(java.lang.Class<T> portclass)
```
    Obtain access to a class that can be used to talk to the port hardware
    
    Parameters:
    
    portclass - the required port interface
    
    Returns:
    
    a class that implements the requested interface