Class java.net.DatagramSocket

public class DatagramSocket

extends Object

A datagram socket is the sending or receiving point for a connectionless packet delivery service. Each packet sent or received on a datagram socket is individually addressed and routed. Multiple packets sent from one machine to another may be routed differently, and may arrive in any order.

See Also:

DatagramPacket

DatagramSocket()

Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to any available port on the local host machine.

DatagramSocket(int)

Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to the specified port on the local host machine.

DatagramSocket(int, InetAddress)

Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local address.

close()

Closes this datagram socket.

getLocalAddress()

Gets the local address to which the socket is bound.

getLocalPort()

Returns the port number on the local host to which this socket is bound.

getSoTimeout()

Retrive setting for SO_TIMEOUT.

receive(DatagramPacket)

Receives a datagram packet from this socket.

send(DatagramPacket)

Sends a datagram packet from this socket.

setSoTimeout(int)

Enable/disable SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds.

Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to any available port on the local host machine.

Throws: SocketException

if the socket could not be opened, or the socket could not bind to the specified local port.

Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to the specified port on the local host machine.

Parameters:

local - port to use.

Throws: SocketException

if the socket could not be opened, or the socket could not bind to the specified local port.

Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local address. The local port must be between 0 and 65535 inclusive.

Parameters:

port - local port to use

laddr - local address to bind

Sends a datagram packet from this socket. The DatagramPacket includes information indicating the data to be sent, its length, the IP address of the remote host, and the port number on the remote host.

Parameters:

p - the DatagramPacket to be sent.

Throws: IOException

if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

DatagramPacket

Receives a datagram packet from this socket. When this method returns, the DatagramPacket's buffer is filled with the data received. The datagram packet also contains the sender's IP address, and the port number on the sender's machine.

This method blocks until a datagram is received. The length field of the datagram packet object contains the length of the received message. If the message is longer than the buffer length, the message is truncated.

Parameters:

p - the DatagramPacket into which to place the incoming data.

Throws: IOException

if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

DatagramPacket, DatagramSocket

Gets the local address to which the socket is bound.

Returns the port number on the local host to which this socket is bound.

Returns:

the port number on the local host to which this socket is bound.

Enable/disable SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds. With this option set to a non-zero timeout, a call to receive() for this DatagramSocket will block for only this amount of time. If the timeout expires, a java.io.InterruptedIOException is raised, though the ServerSocket is still valid. The option must be enabled prior to entering the blocking operation to have effect. The timeout must be > 0. A timeout of zero is interpreted as an infinite timeout.

Retrive setting for SO_TIMEOUT. 0 returns implies that the option is disabled (i.e., timeout of infinity).

Closes this datagram socket.