| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.net | 
 Contains network classes. 
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| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
class  | 
BindException
Signals that an error occurred while attempting to bind a socket to a local address and port. 
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class  | 
ConnectException
Signals that an error occurred while attempting to connect a socket to a remote address and port. 
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class  | 
NoRouteToHostException
Signals that an error occurred while attempting to connect a socket to a remote address and port. 
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class  | 
PortUnreachableException
Signals that an ICMP Port Unreachable message has been received on a connected datagram. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
void | 
DatagramSocket.bind(SocketAddress addr)
Binds this DatagramSocket to a specific address and port. 
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void | 
DatagramSocket.connect(SocketAddress addr)
Connects this socket to a remote socket address (IP address + port number). 
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boolean | 
DatagramSocket.getBroadcast()
Tests if SO_BROADCAST is enabled. 
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static NetworkInterface | 
NetworkInterface.getByIndex(int index)
Get a network interface given its index. 
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static NetworkInterface | 
NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(InetAddress addr)
Convenience method to search for a network interface that has the specified Internet Protocol (IP) address bound
 to it. 
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static NetworkInterface | 
NetworkInterface.getByName(java.lang.String name)
Searches for the network interface with the specified name. 
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byte[] | 
NetworkInterface.getHardwareAddress()
Returns the hardware address (usually MAC) of the interface if it has one and if it can be accessed given the
 current privileges. 
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InetAddress | 
MulticastSocket.getInterface()
Retrieve the address of the network interface used for multicast packets. 
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boolean | 
Socket.getKeepAlive()
Tests if  
SO_KEEPALIVE is enabled. | 
boolean | 
MulticastSocket.getLoopbackMode()
Get the setting for local loopback of multicast datagrams. 
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int | 
NetworkInterface.getMTU()
Returns the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of this interface. 
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NetworkInterface | 
MulticastSocket.getNetworkInterface()
Get the multicast network interface set. 
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static java.util.Enumeration<NetworkInterface> | 
NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces()
Returns all the interfaces on this machine. 
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boolean | 
Socket.getOOBInline()
Tests if  
SO_OOBINLINE is enabled. | 
java.lang.Object | 
SocketOptions.getOption(int optID)
Fetch the value of an option. 
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int | 
ServerSocket.getReceiveBufferSize()
Gets the value of the  
SO_RCVBUF option for this ServerSocket, that is the
 proposed buffer size that will be used for Sockets accepted from this ServerSocket. | 
int | 
DatagramSocket.getReceiveBufferSize()
Get value of the SO_RCVBUF option for this  
DatagramSocket, that is the buffer size used by the platform
 for input on this DatagramSocket. | 
int | 
Socket.getReceiveBufferSize()
Gets the value of the  
SO_RCVBUF option for this Socket, that is the
 buffer size used by the platform for input on this Socket. | 
boolean | 
ServerSocket.getReuseAddress()
Tests if  
SO_REUSEADDR is enabled. | 
boolean | 
DatagramSocket.getReuseAddress()
Tests if SO_REUSEADDR is enabled. 
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boolean | 
Socket.getReuseAddress()
Tests if  
SO_REUSEADDR is enabled. | 
int | 
DatagramSocket.getSendBufferSize()
Get value of the SO_SNDBUF option for this  
DatagramSocket, that is the buffer size used by the platform
 for output on this DatagramSocket. | 
int | 
Socket.getSendBufferSize()
Get value of the  
SO_SNDBUF option for this Socket, that is the buffer
 size used by the platform for output on this Socket. | 
int | 
Socket.getSoLinger()
Returns setting for  
SO_LINGER. | 
int | 
DatagramSocket.getSoTimeout()
Retrieve setting for SO_TIMEOUT. 
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int | 
Socket.getSoTimeout()
Returns setting for  
SO_TIMEOUT. | 
boolean | 
Socket.getTcpNoDelay()
Tests if  
TCP_NODELAY is enabled. | 
int | 
DatagramSocket.getTrafficClass()
Gets traffic class or type-of-service in the IP datagram header for packets sent from this DatagramSocket. 
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int | 
Socket.getTrafficClass()
Gets traffic class or type-of-service in the IP header for packets sent from this Socket 
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boolean | 
NetworkInterface.isLoopback()
Returns whether a network interface is a loopback interface. 
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boolean | 
NetworkInterface.isUp()
Returns whether a network interface is up and running. 
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void | 
DatagramSocket.setBroadcast(boolean on)
Enable/disable SO_BROADCAST. 
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void | 
MulticastSocket.setInterface(InetAddress inf)
Set the multicast network interface used by methods whose behavior would be affected by the value of the network
 interface. 
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void | 
Socket.setKeepAlive(boolean on)
Enable/disable  
SO_KEEPALIVE. | 
void | 
MulticastSocket.setLoopbackMode(boolean disable)
Disable/Enable local loopback of multicast datagrams The option is used by the platform's networking code as a
 hint for setting whether multicast data will be looped back to the local socket. 
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void | 
MulticastSocket.setNetworkInterface(NetworkInterface netIf)
Specify the network interface for outgoing multicast datagrams sent on this socket. 
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void | 
Socket.setOOBInline(boolean on)
Enable/disable  
SO_OOBINLINE (receipt of TCP urgent data)
 By default, this option is disabled and TCP urgent data received on a socket is silently discarded. | 
void | 
SocketOptions.setOption(int optID,
         java.lang.Object value)
Enable/disable the option specified by optID. 
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void | 
ServerSocket.setReceiveBufferSize(int size)
Sets a default proposed value for the  
SO_RCVBUF option for sockets accepted from
 this ServerSocket. | 
void | 
DatagramSocket.setReceiveBufferSize(int size)
Sets the SO_RCVBUF option to the specified value for this  
DatagramSocket. | 
void | 
Socket.setReceiveBufferSize(int size)
Sets the  
SO_RCVBUF option to the specified value for this Socket. | 
void | 
ServerSocket.setReuseAddress(boolean on)
Enable/disable the  
SO_REUSEADDR socket option. | 
void | 
DatagramSocket.setReuseAddress(boolean on)
Enable/disable the SO_REUSEADDR socket option. 
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void | 
Socket.setReuseAddress(boolean on)
Enable/disable the  
SO_REUSEADDR socket option. | 
void | 
DatagramSocket.setSendBufferSize(int size)
Sets the SO_SNDBUF option to the specified value for this  
DatagramSocket. | 
void | 
Socket.setSendBufferSize(int size)
Sets the  
SO_SNDBUF option to the specified value for this Socket. | 
void | 
Socket.setSoLinger(boolean on,
           int linger)
Enable/disable  
SO_LINGER with the specified linger time in seconds. | 
void | 
ServerSocket.setSoTimeout(int timeout)
Enable/disable  
SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds. | 
void | 
DatagramSocket.setSoTimeout(int timeout)
Enable/disable SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds. 
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void | 
Socket.setSoTimeout(int timeout)
Enable/disable  
SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds. | 
void | 
Socket.setTcpNoDelay(boolean on)
Enable/disable  
TCP_NODELAY (disable/enable Nagle's algorithm). | 
void | 
DatagramSocket.setTrafficClass(int tc)
Sets traffic class or type-of-service octet in the IP datagram header for datagrams sent from this
 DatagramSocket. 
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void | 
Socket.setTrafficClass(int tc)
Sets traffic class or type-of-service octet in the IP header for packets sent from this Socket. 
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boolean | 
NetworkInterface.supportsMulticast()
Returns whether a network interface supports multicasting or not. 
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| Constructor and Description | 
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DatagramSocket()
Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to any available port on the local host machine. 
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DatagramSocket(int port)
Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to the specified port on the local host machine. 
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DatagramSocket(int port,
              InetAddress laddr)
Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local address. 
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DatagramSocket(SocketAddress bindaddr)
Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local socket address. 
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