diff --git a/nbp/src/main/java/jlibs/nbp/Feeder.java b/nbp/src/main/java/jlibs/nbp/Feeder.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/nbp/src/main/java/jlibs/nbp/Feeder.java
+++ b/nbp/src/main/java/jlibs/nbp/Feeder.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package jlibs.nbp;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.CharBuffer;
+import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.CharacterCodingException;
 
 /**
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ public class Feeder{
         charBuffer.clear();
     }
 
+    public final ReadableByteChannel byteChannel(){
+        return channel instanceof NBChannel ? ((NBChannel)channel).getChannel() : null;
+    }
+
     protected Feeder child;
     private Feeder parent;
     public final void setChild(Feeder child){
byteChannel() method added