Class `TSocketBase`

Instances of TSocketBase are used as client sockets to connect to remote servers. After the connection is established the methods getInput and getOutput can be used to retrieve the streams associated with the socket.

Method Summary

close
Closes the socket.

connect host port
Connects the socket to a remote server.

getInput
Fetches the input stream associated with the socket.

getOutput
Fetches the output stream associated with the socket.

Method Detail

close

TSocketBase close

Closes the socket.

Returns:: A reference to the object it was called for.

Closing the socket automatically closes the input and output streams that were associated with it.

connect

TSocketBase connect host port

Connects the socket to a remote server.

Parameters:: host - A string representing the name of the remote server to connect to.; port - An integer representing the port number on the remote server to connect to.
Returns:: A reference to the object it was called for.

If the connection can not be successfully established then a runtime error will occur.

getInput

TSocketBase getInput

Fetches the input stream associated with the socket.

Returns:: A reference to a TInput instance.

If the socket has not yet been opened then the TInput stream that is returned will be closed and can not be used. As soon as the socket is successfully opened the TInput will also be automatically opened and associated with the socket input stream.

getOutput

TSocketBase getOutput

Fetches the output stream associated with the socket.

Returns:: A reference to a TOutput instance.

If the socket has not yet been opened then the TOutput stream that is returned will be closed and can not be used. As soon as the socket is successfully opened the TOutput will also be automatically opened and associated with the socket output stream.

Overview

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Class TSocketBase

close

connect

getInput

getOutput

Class `TSocketBase`