java.net
Class Socket

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.net.Socket

public class Socket

extends java.lang.Object

This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets"). A socket is an endpoint for communication between two machines. It is done by encapsulating java.microedition.io.Connector.

Constructor Summary

Socket(java.lang.String host, int port)
Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number on the named host.
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Method Summary

void	close() Closes this socket.
InputStream	getInputStream() Returns an input stream for this socket.
OutputStream	getOutputStream() Returns an output stream for this socket.
int	getPort() Returns the remote port to which this socket is connected.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Socket

public Socket(java.lang.String host,
              int port)
       throws IOException

Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number on the named host.
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Parameters:

host - the host name.

port - the port number.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs when creating the socket.

Method Detail

getInputStream

public InputStream getInputStream()
                           throws IOException

Returns an input stream for this socket.

Returns:

an output stream for writing bytes to this socket.

Throws:

if - an I/O error occurs when creating the output stream.

getOutputStream

public OutputStream getOutputStream()
                             throws IOException

Returns an output stream for this socket.

Returns:

an output stream for writing bytes to this socket.

Throws:

an - output stream for writing bytes to this socket.

getPort

public int getPort()

Returns the remote port to which this socket is connected.

Returns:

the remote port number to which this socket is connected.

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Closes this socket.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs when closing this socket.