Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

Uses of Class
java.net.SocketException

Packages that use SocketException
java.net Provides the classes for implementing networking applications. 
 

Uses of SocketException in java.net
 

Subclasses of SocketException in java.net
 class BindException
          Signals that an error occurred while attempting to bind a socket to a local address and port.
 class ConnectException
          Signals that an error occurred while attempting to connect a socket to a remote address and port.
 class NoRouteToHostException
          Signals that an error occurred while attempting to connect a socket to a remote address and port.
 class PortUnreachableException
          Signals that an ICMP Port Unreachable message has been received on a connected datagram.
 

Methods in java.net that throw SocketException
protected abstract  void DatagramSocketImpl.bind(int lport, InetAddress laddr)
          Binds a datagram socket to a local port and address.
 void DatagramSocket.bind(SocketAddress addr)
          Binds this DatagramSocket to a specific address & port.
protected  void DatagramSocketImpl.connect(InetAddress address, int port)
          Connects a datagram socket to a remote destination.
 void DatagramSocket.connect(SocketAddress addr)
          Connects this socket to a remote socket address (IP address + port number).
protected abstract  void DatagramSocketImpl.create()
          Creates a datagram socket.
 boolean DatagramSocket.getBroadcast()
          Tests if SO_BROADCAST is enabled.
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.
static NetworkInterface NetworkInterface.getByName(String name)
          Searches for the network interface with the specified name.
 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.
 InetAddress MulticastSocket.getInterface()
          Retrieve the address of the network interface used for multicast packets.
 boolean Socket.getKeepAlive()
          Tests if SO_KEEPALIVE is enabled.
 boolean MulticastSocket.getLoopbackMode()
          Get the setting for local loopback of multicast datagrams.
 int NetworkInterface.getMTU()
          Returns the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of this interface.
 NetworkInterface MulticastSocket.getNetworkInterface()
          Get the multicast network interface set.
static Enumeration<NetworkInterface> NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces()
          Returns all the interfaces on this machine.
 boolean Socket.getOOBInline()
          Tests if OOBINLINE is enabled.
 Object SocketOptions.getOption(int optID)
          Fetch the value of an option.
 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.
 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.
 boolean Socket.getReuseAddress()
          Tests if SO_REUSEADDR is enabled.
 boolean ServerSocket.getReuseAddress()
          Tests if SO_REUSEADDR is enabled.
 boolean DatagramSocket.getReuseAddress()
          Tests if SO_REUSEADDR is enabled.
 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 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.getSoLinger()
          Returns setting for SO_LINGER.
 int Socket.getSoTimeout()
          Returns setting for SO_TIMEOUT.
 int DatagramSocket.getSoTimeout()
          Retrieve setting for SO_TIMEOUT.
 boolean Socket.getTcpNoDelay()
          Tests if TCP_NODELAY is enabled.
 int Socket.getTrafficClass()
          Gets traffic class or type-of-service in the IP header for packets sent from this Socket
 int DatagramSocket.getTrafficClass()
          Gets traffic class or type-of-service in the IP datagram header for packets sent from this DatagramSocket.
 boolean NetworkInterface.isLoopback()
          Returns whether a network interface is a loopback interface.
 boolean NetworkInterface.isPointToPoint()
          Returns whether a network interface is a point to point interface.
 boolean NetworkInterface.isUp()
          Returns whether a network interface is up and running.
 void DatagramSocket.setBroadcast(boolean on)
          Enable/disable SO_BROADCAST.
 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.
 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.
 void MulticastSocket.setNetworkInterface(NetworkInterface netIf)
          Specify the network interface for outgoing multicast datagrams sent on this socket.
 void Socket.setOOBInline(boolean on)
          Enable/disable 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, Object value)
          Enable/disable the option specified by optID.
 void Socket.setReceiveBufferSize(int size)
          Sets the SO_RCVBUF option to the specified value for this Socket.
 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.setReuseAddress(boolean on)
          Enable/disable the SO_REUSEADDR socket option.
 void ServerSocket.setReuseAddress(boolean on)
          Enable/disable the SO_REUSEADDR socket option.
 void DatagramSocket.setReuseAddress(boolean on)
          Enable/disable the SO_REUSEADDR socket option.
 void Socket.setSendBufferSize(int size)
          Sets the SO_SNDBUF option to the specified value for this Socket.
 void DatagramSocket.setSendBufferSize(int size)
          Sets the SO_SNDBUF option to the specified value for this DatagramSocket.
 void Socket.setSoLinger(boolean on, int linger)
          Enable/disable SO_LINGER with the specified linger time in seconds.
 void Socket.setSoTimeout(int timeout)
          Enable/disable SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds.
 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.
 void Socket.setTcpNoDelay(boolean on)
          Enable/disable TCP_NODELAY (disable/enable Nagle's algorithm).
 void Socket.setTrafficClass(int tc)
          Sets traffic class or type-of-service octet in the IP header for packets sent from this Socket.
 void DatagramSocket.setTrafficClass(int tc)
          Sets traffic class or type-of-service octet in the IP datagram header for datagrams sent from this DatagramSocket.
 boolean NetworkInterface.supportsMulticast()
          Returns whether a network interface supports multicasting or not.
 

Constructors in java.net that throw SocketException
DatagramPacket(byte[] buf, int offset, int length, SocketAddress address)
          Constructs a datagram packet for sending packets of length length with offset ioffsetto the specified port number on the specified host.
DatagramPacket(byte[] buf, int length, SocketAddress address)
          Constructs a datagram packet for sending packets of length length to the specified port number on the specified host.
DatagramSocket()
          Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to any available port on the local host machine.
DatagramSocket(int port)
          Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to the specified port on the local host machine.
DatagramSocket(int port, InetAddress laddr)
          Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local address.
DatagramSocket(SocketAddress bindaddr)
          Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local socket address.
Socket(SocketImpl impl)
          Creates an unconnected Socket with a user-specified SocketImpl.
 


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