java.net
class SocketImpl

java.lang.Object java.net.SocketImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

SocketOptions

public abstract class SocketImpl
extends Object
implements SocketOptions

The abstract class SocketImpl is a common superclass of all classes that actually implement sockets. It is used to create both client and server sockets.

A "plain" socket implements these methods exactly as described, without attempting to go through a firewall or proxy.

See Also (auto-generated):

Socket

ServerSocket

InetAddress

address

protected InetAddress address

The IP address of the remote end of this socket.

fd

protected FileDescriptor fd

The file descriptor object for this socket.

localport

protected int localport

The local port number to which this socket is connected.

port

protected int port

The port number on the remote host to which this socket is connected.

SocketImpl

public SocketImpl()

accept

protected abstract void accept(SocketImpl s)
                        throws IOException

Accepts a connection.

Parameters:

s - the accepted connection.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs when accepting the connection.

available

protected abstract int available()
                          throws IOException

Returns the number of bytes that can be read from this socket without blocking.

Returns:

the number of bytes that can be read from this socket without blocking.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs when determining the number of bytes available.

bind

protected abstract void bind(InetAddress host,
                             int port)
                      throws IOException

Binds this socket to the specified local IP address and port number.

Parameters:

host - an IP address that belongs to a local interface.

port - the port number.

Throws:

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

close

protected abstract void close()
                       throws IOException

Closes this socket.

Throws:

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

connect

protected abstract void connect(InetAddress address,
                                int port)
                         throws IOException

Connects this socket to the specified port number on the specified host.

Parameters:

address - the IP address of the remote host.

port - the port number.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs when attempting a connection.

connect

protected abstract void connect(SocketAddress address,
                                int timeout)
                         throws IOException

Connects this socket to the specified port number on the specified host. A timeout of zero is interpreted as an infinite timeout. The connection will then block until established or an error occurs.

Parameters:

address - the Socket address of the remote host.

timeout - the timeout value, in milliseconds, or zero for no timeout.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs when attempting a connection.

connect

protected abstract void connect(String host,
                                int port)
                         throws IOException

Connects this socket to the specified port on the named host.

Parameters:

host - the name of the remote host.

port - the port number.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs when connecting to the remote host.

create

protected abstract void create(boolean stream)
                        throws IOException

Creates either a stream or a datagram socket.

Parameters:

stream - if true, create a stream socket; otherwise, create a datagram socket.

Throws:

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

getFileDescriptor

protected FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor()

Returns the value of this socket's fd field.

Returns:

the value of this socket's fd field.

getInetAddress

protected InetAddress getInetAddress()

Returns the value of this socket's address field.

Returns:

the value of this socket's address field.

getInputStream

protected abstract InputStream getInputStream()
                                       throws IOException

Returns an input stream for this socket.

Returns:

a stream for reading from this socket.

Throws:

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

getLocalPort

protected int getLocalPort()

Returns the value of this socket's localport field.

Returns:

the value of this socket's localport field.

getOutputStream

protected abstract OutputStream getOutputStream()
                                         throws IOException

Returns an output stream for this socket.

Returns:

an output stream for writing to this socket.

Throws:

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

getPort

protected int getPort()

Returns the value of this socket's port field.

Returns:

the value of this socket's port field.

listen

protected abstract void listen(int backlog)
                        throws IOException

Sets the maximum queue length for incoming connection indications (a request to connect) to the count argument. If a connection indication arrives when the queue is full, the connection is refused.

Parameters:

backlog - the maximum length of the queue.

Throws:

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

sendUrgentData

protected abstract void sendUrgentData(int data)
                                throws IOException

Send one byte of urgent data on the socket. The byte to be sent is the low eight bits of the parameter

Parameters:

data - The byte of data to send

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error sending the data.

setPerformancePreferences

protected void setPerformancePreferences(int connectionTime,
                                         int latency,
                                         int bandwidth)

Sets performance preferences for this socket.

Sockets use the TCP/IP protocol by default. Some implementations may offer alternative protocols which have different performance characteristics than TCP/IP. This method allows the application to express its own preferences as to how these tradeoffs should be made when the implementation chooses from the available protocols.

Performance preferences are described by three integers whose values indicate the relative importance of short connection time, low latency, and high bandwidth. The absolute values of the integers are irrelevant; in order to choose a protocol the values are simply compared, with larger values indicating stronger preferences. Negative values represent a lower priority than positive values. If the application prefers short connection time over both low latency and high bandwidth, for example, then it could invoke this method with the values (1, 0, 0). If the application prefers high bandwidth above low latency, and low latency above short connection time, then it could invoke this method with the values (0, 1, 2). By default, this method does nothing, unless it is overridden in a a sub-class.

Parameters:

connectionTime - An int expressing the relative importance of a short connection time

latency - An int expressing the relative importance of low latency

bandwidth - An int expressing the relative importance of high bandwidth

shutdownInput

protected void shutdownInput()
                      throws IOException

Places the input stream for this socket at "end of stream". Any data sent to this socket is acknowledged and then silently discarded. If you read from a socket input stream after invoking shutdownInput() on the socket, the stream will return EOF.

Throws:

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

shutdownOutput

protected void shutdownOutput()
                       throws IOException

Disables the output stream for this socket. For a TCP socket, any previously written data will be sent followed by TCP's normal connection termination sequence. If you write to a socket output stream after invoking shutdownOutput() on the socket, the stream will throw an IOException.

Throws:

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

supportsUrgentData

protected boolean supportsUrgentData()

Returns whether or not this SocketImpl supports sending urgent data. By default, false is returned unless the method is overridden in a sub-class

Returns:

true if urgent data supported

toString

public String toString()

Returns the address and port of this socket as a String.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of this socket.