Uses of Class
java.net.Socket

Packages that use Socket

Package	Description
java.net
javax.net
javax.net.ssl

Uses of Socket in java.net

Methods in java.net that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	ServerSocket.accept() Listens for a connection to be made to this socket and accepts it.

Uses of Socket in javax.net

Methods in javax.net that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket() Creates an unconnected socket.
abstract Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket(InetAddress host, int port) Creates a socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified address.
abstract Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddress, int localPort) Creates a socket and connect it to the specified remote address on the specified remote port.
abstract Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket(String host, int port) Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host at the specified remote port.
abstract Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket(String host, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort) Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host on the specified remote port.

Uses of Socket in javax.net.ssl

Subclasses of Socket in javax.net.ssl

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	SSLSocket This class extends Sockets and provides secure socket using protocols such as the "Secure Sockets Layer" (SSL) or IETF "Transport Layer Security" (TLS) protocols.

Methods in javax.net.ssl that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	SSLSocketFactory.createSocket(Socket s, InputStream consumed, boolean autoClose) Creates a server mode Socket layered over an existing connected socket, and is able to read data which has already been consumed/removed from the Socket's underlying InputStream.
abstract Socket	SSLSocketFactory.createSocket(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose) Returns a socket layered over an existing socket connected to the named host, at the given port.

Methods in javax.net.ssl with parameters of type Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	SSLSocketFactory.createSocket(Socket s, InputStream consumed, boolean autoClose) Creates a server mode Socket layered over an existing connected socket, and is able to read data which has already been consumed/removed from the Socket's underlying InputStream.
abstract Socket	SSLSocketFactory.createSocket(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose) Returns a socket layered over an existing socket connected to the named host, at the given port.