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Class com.oroinc.net.DaytimeTCPClient
java.lang.Object
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+----com.oroinc.net.SocketClient
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+----com.oroinc.net.DaytimeTCPClient
- public final class DaytimeTCPClient
- extends SocketClient
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.
Copyright © 1997 Original Reusable Objects, Inc.
All rights reserved.
- See Also:
- DaytimeUDPClient
-
DEFAULT_PORT
- The default daytime port.
-
DaytimeTCPClient()
- The default DaytimeTCPClient constructor.
-
getTime()
- Retrieves the time string from the server and returns it.
DEFAULT_PORT
public static final int DEFAULT_PORT
- The default daytime port. It is set to 13 according to RFC 867.
DaytimeTCPClient
public DaytimeTCPClient()
- The default DaytimeTCPClient constructor. It merely sets the default
port to
DEFAULT_PORT
.
getTime
public String getTime() throws IOException
- 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 calling
getTime()
again.
- Returns:
- The time string retrieved from the server.
- Throws: IOException
- If an error occurs while fetching the time string.
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