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public  final  class  java.net.Socket
    extends  java.lang.Object  (I-§1.12)
{
        // Constructors
    public Socket(InetAddress  address, int  port);	§4.6.1
    public Socket(InetAddress  address, int  port, 	§4.6.2
                                boolean  stream);
    public Socket(String  host, int  port);	§4.6.3
    public Socket(String  host, int  port, boolean stream);	§4.6.4

        // Methods
    public void close();	§4.6.5
    public InetAddress getInetAddress();	§4.6.6
    public InputStream getInputStream();	§4.6.7
    public int getLocalPort();	§4.6.8
    public OutputStream getOutputStream();	§4.6.9
    public int getPort();	§4.6.10
    public static void 	§4.6.11
        setSocketImplFactory(SocketImplFactory  fac);
    public String toString();	§4.6.12
}

The actual work of the socket is performed by an instance of the SocketImpl class (I-§4.7). An application, by changing the socket factory that creates the socket implementation (I-§4.6.11), can configure itself to create sockets appropriate to the local firewall.

Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address.

If the application has specified a socket factory (I-§4.6.11), that factory's createSocketImpl method (I-§4.13.1) is called to create the actual socket implementation. Otherwise a "plain" socket (see I-§4.7) is created.

Parameters:

address - the IP address

port - the port number

Throws

IOException (I-§2.29)

If an I/O error occurs when creating the socket.

Creates a socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address.

If the stream argument is true, this creates a stream socket. If the stream argument is false, it creates a datagram socket.

If the application has specified a server socket factory (I-§4.6.11), that factory's createSocketImpl method (I-§4.13.1) is called to create the actual socket implementation. Otherwise a "plain" socket (see I-§4.7) is created.

Parameters:

address - the IP address

port - the port number

stream - if true, create a stream socket; if false, create a datagram socket

Throws

IOException (I-§2.29)

If an I/O error occurs when creating the socket.

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

If the application has specified a server socket factory (I-§4.6.11), that factory's createSocketImpl method (I-§4.13.1) is called to create the actual socket implementation. Otherwise a "plain" socket (see I-§4.7) is created.

Parameters:

host - the host name

port - the port number

Throws

IOException (I-§2.29)

If an I/O error occurs when creating the socket.

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

If the stream argument is true, this creates a stream socket. If the stream argument is false, it creates a datagram socket.

If the application has specified a server socket factory (I-§4.6.11), that factory's createSocketImpl method (I-§4.13.1) is called to create the actual socket implementation. Otherwise a "plain" socket (see I-§4.7) is created.

Parameters:

host - the host name

port - the port number

stream - a boolean indicating whether this is a stream or datagram socket

Throws

IOException (I-§2.29)

If an I/O error occurs when creating the socket.

Closes this socket.

Throws

IOException (I-§2.29)

If an I/O error occurs when closing this socket.

Returns:

the remote IP address to which this socket is connected.

Returns:

an input stream for reading bytes from this socket.

Throws

IOException (I-§2.29)

Iff an I/O error occurs when creating the input stream.

Returns:

the local port number to which this socket is connected.

Returns:

an output stream for writing bytes to this socket.

Throws

IOException (I-§2.29)

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

Returns:

the remote port number to which this socket is connected.

Sets the client socket implementation factory for the application. The factory can be specified only once.

When an application creates a new client socket, the socket implementation factory's createSocketImpl method (I-§4.13.1) is called to create the actual socket implementation.

Parameters:

fac - the desired factory

Throws

SocketException (I-§4.17)

If the factory is already defined.

Throws

IOException (I-§2.29)

If an I/O error occurs when setting the socket factory.

Returns:

a string representation of this socket.

Overrides:

toString in class Object (I-§1.12.9).

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