java.net
Class DatagramSocket

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

public class DatagramSocket

extends Object

The datagram socket class implements unreliable datagrams.

Constructor Summary

DatagramSocket()
Creates a datagram socket

DatagramSocket(int port)
Creates a datagram socket

Method Summary

void	close() Close the datagram socket.
protected void	finalize() Code to perform when this object is garbage collected.
int	getLocalPort() Returns the local port that this socket is bound to.
void	receive(DatagramPacket p) Receives datagram packet.
void	send(DatagramPacket p) Sends Datagram Packet to the destination address

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DatagramSocket

public DatagramSocket()
               throws SocketException

Creates a datagram socket

DatagramSocket

public DatagramSocket(int port)
               throws SocketException

Creates a datagram socket

Method Detail

send

public void send(DatagramPacket p)
          throws IOException

Sends Datagram Packet to the destination address

Throws:

IOException - i/o error occurred

receive

public void receive(DatagramPacket p)
             throws IOException

Receives datagram packet.

Throws:

IOException - i/o error occurred

getLocalPort

public int getLocalPort()

Returns the local port that this socket is bound to.

close

public void close()

Close the datagram socket.

finalize

protected void finalize()

Description copied from class: Object

Code to perform when this object is garbage collected. The default is that nothing needs to be performed. Any exception thrown by a finalize method causes the finalization to halt. But otherwise, it is ignored.

Overrides:

finalize in class Object