com.infoengine.au
Interface SocketFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleSocketFactory

public interface SocketFactory

Method Summary

java.net.Socket

createSocket(java.lang.String service, java.lang.String host, int port) Creates a socket that establishes a network connection to a named service.

Method Detail

createSocket

java.net.Socket createSocket(java.lang.String service,
                             java.lang.String host,
                             int port)
                             throws java.io.IOException,
                                    java.net.UnknownHostException

Creates a socket that establishes a network connection to a named service.

Parameters:

service - The name of the Info*Engine service to which the socket will be connected.

host - The name of the host on which the service instance resides.

port - The port number on which the service instance listens for connection requests.

Returns:

The connected socket.

Throws:

IOEException - if the connection can not be established

java.net.UnknownHostException - if the host is not known

java.io.IOException