Uses of Class
java.net.Socket

Packages that use Socket 
Package Description
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.nio.channels
Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
java.rmi.server
Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
javax.net
Provides classes for networking applications.
javax.net.ssl
Provides classes for the secure socket package.
javax.rmi.ssl
Provides implementations of RMIClientSocketFactory and RMIServerSocketFactory over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols.

  • Uses of Socket in java.net

    Methods in java.net that return Socket 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Socket ServerSocket.accept()
    Listens for a connection to be made to this socket and accepts it.
    <T> Socket Socket.setOption​(SocketOption<T> name, T value)
    Sets the value of a socket option.
    Methods in java.net with parameters of type Socket 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    protected void ServerSocket.implAccept​(Socket s)
    Subclasses of ServerSocket use this method to override accept() to return their own subclass of socket.

  • Uses of Socket in java.nio.channels

    Methods in java.nio.channels that return Socket 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    abstract Socket SocketChannel.socket()
    Retrieves a socket associated with this channel.

  • Uses of Socket in java.rmi.server

    Methods in java.rmi.server that return Socket 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Socket RMIClientSocketFactory.createSocket​(String host, int port)
    Create a client socket connected to the specified host and port.
    abstract Socket RMISocketFactory.createSocket​(String host, int port)
    Creates a client socket connected to the specified host and port.

  • Uses of Socket in javax.net

    Methods in javax.net that return Socket 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Socket SocketFactory.createSocket()
    Creates an unconnected socket.
    abstract Socket SocketFactory.createSocket​(String host, int port)
    Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host at the specified remote port.
    abstract Socket SocketFactory.createSocket​(String host, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort)
    Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host on the specified remote port.
    abstract Socket SocketFactory.createSocket​(InetAddress host, int port)
    Creates a socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified address.
    abstract Socket SocketFactory.createSocket​(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddress, int localPort)
    Creates a socket and connect it to the specified remote address on the specified remote port.

  • Uses of Socket in javax.net.ssl

    Subclasses of Socket in javax.net.ssl 
    Modifier and Type Class Description
    class  SSLSocket
    This class extends Socket and provides secure sockets using protocols such as the "Secure Sockets Layer" (SSL) or IETF "Transport Layer Security" (TLS) protocols.
    Methods in javax.net.ssl that return Socket 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Socket SSLSocketFactory.createSocket​(Socket s, InputStream consumed, boolean autoClose)
    Creates a server mode Socket layered over an existing connected socket, and is able to read data which has already been consumed/removed from the Socket's underlying InputStream.
    abstract Socket SSLSocketFactory.createSocket​(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose)
    Returns a socket layered over an existing socket connected to the named host, at the given port.
    Methods in javax.net.ssl with parameters of type Socket 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    abstract void X509ExtendedTrustManager.checkClientTrusted​(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType, Socket socket)
    Given the partial or complete certificate chain provided by the peer, build and validate the certificate path based on the authentication type and ssl parameters.
    abstract void X509ExtendedTrustManager.checkServerTrusted​(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType, Socket socket)
    Given the partial or complete certificate chain provided by the peer, build and validate the certificate path based on the authentication type and ssl parameters.
    String X509KeyManager.chooseClientAlias​(String[] keyType, Principal[] issuers, Socket socket)
    Choose an alias to authenticate the client side of a secure socket given the public key type and the list of certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
    String X509KeyManager.chooseServerAlias​(String keyType, Principal[] issuers, Socket socket)
    Choose an alias to authenticate the server side of a secure socket given the public key type and the list of certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
    Socket SSLSocketFactory.createSocket​(Socket s, InputStream consumed, boolean autoClose)
    Creates a server mode Socket layered over an existing connected socket, and is able to read data which has already been consumed/removed from the Socket's underlying InputStream.
    abstract Socket SSLSocketFactory.createSocket​(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose)
    Returns a socket layered over an existing socket connected to the named host, at the given port.

  • Uses of Socket in javax.rmi.ssl

    Methods in javax.rmi.ssl that return Socket 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Socket SslRMIClientSocketFactory.createSocket​(String host, int port)
    Creates an SSL socket.