javax.comm
Interface CommDriver

public interface CommDriver

Part of the loadable device driver interface. CommDriver should not be used by application-level programs.

Method Summary

CommPort	getCommPort(String portName, int portType) getCommPort() will be called by the CommPortIdentifier.open(java.lang.String, int) method. portName is a string that was registered earlier using the CommPortIdentifier.addPortName(java.lang.String, int, javax.comm.CommDriver) method.
void	initialize() initialize() will be called by the CommPortIdentifier's static initializer.

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize()

initialize() will be called by the CommPortIdentifier's static initializer. The responsibility of this method is:

1. Ensure that that the hardware is present.
2. Load any required native libraries.
3. Register the port names with the CommPortIdentifier.

getCommPort

public CommPort getCommPort(String portName,
                            int portType)

getCommPort() will be called by the CommPortIdentifier.open(java.lang.String, int) method. portName is a string that was registered earlier using the CommPortIdentifier.addPortName(java.lang.String, int, javax.comm.CommDriver) method.

Parameters:

portName - the port aka device name (e.g. "/dev/ircomm0")

portType - the type of the port

Returns:

an object that extends either SerialPort or ParallelPort.

See Also:

CommPortIdentifier