Package com.oroinc.net
Class DaytimeTCPClient
java.lang.Object
com.oroinc.net.SocketClient
com.oroinc.net.DaytimeTCPClient
The DaytimeTCPClient class is a TCP implementation of a client for the
Daytime protocol described in RFC 867. To use the class, merely
establish a connection with
connect
and call getTime() to retrieve the daytime
string, then
call disconnect
to close the connection properly.
- Author:
- Daniel F. Savarese
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Field Summary
FieldsFields inherited from class com.oroinc.net.SocketClient
_defaultPort_, _input_, _isConnected_, _output_, _socket_, _socketFactory_, _timeout_, NETASCII_EOL
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Methods inherited from class com.oroinc.net.SocketClient
_connectAction_, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, disconnect, getDefaultPort, getDefaultTimeout, getLocalAddress, getLocalPort, getRemoteAddress, getRemotePort, getSoLinger, getSoTimeout, getTcpNoDelay, isConnected, setDefaultPort, setDefaultTimeout, setSocketFactory, setSoLinger, setSoTimeout, setTcpNoDelay, verifyRemote
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Field Details
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DEFAULT_PORT
public static final int DEFAULT_PORTThe default daytime port. It is set to 13 according to RFC 867.- See Also:
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Constructor Details
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DaytimeTCPClient
public DaytimeTCPClient()The default DaytimeTCPClient constructor. It merely sets the default port toDEFAULT_PORT
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Method Details
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getTime
Retrieves the time string from the server and returns it. The server will have closed the connection at this point, so you should call disconnect after calling this method. To retrieve another time, you must initiate another connection with connect before callinggetTime()
again.- Returns:
- The time string retrieved from the server.
- Throws:
IOException
- If an error occurs while fetching the time string.
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