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Class java.net.DatagramSocket

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.net.DatagramSocket

public class DatagramSocket

extends Object

DatagramSocket()

Creates a datagram socket

DatagramSocket(int)

Creates a datagram socket

close()

Close the datagram socket.

finalize()

Code to perform when this object is garbage collected.

getLocalPort()

Returns the local port that this socket is bound to.

receive(DatagramPacket)

Receives datagram packet.

send(DatagramPacket)

Sends Datagram Packet to the destination address

  public DatagramSocket() throws SocketException

Creates a datagram socket

  public DatagramSocket(int port) throws SocketException

Creates a datagram socket

Parameters:

local - port to use

  public void send(DatagramPacket p) throws IOException

Sends Datagram Packet to the destination address

Parameters:

DatagramPacket - to be sent. The packet contains the buffer of bytes, length and destination InetAddress and port.

Throws: IOException

i/o error occurred

  public void receive(DatagramPacket p) throws IOException

Receives datagram packet.

Parameters:

DatagramPacket - to be received. On return, the DatagramPacket contains the buffer in which the data is received, packet length, sender's address and sender's port number. Blocks until some input is available.

Throws: IOException

i/o error occurred

  public int getLocalPort()

Returns the local port that this socket is bound to.

  public synchronized void close()

Close the datagram socket.

  protected synchronized void finalize()

Code to perform when this object is garbage collected.

Overrides:

finalize in class Object

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