org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol
Class ReflectionSocketFactory

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.ReflectionSocketFactory

public final class ReflectionSocketFactory
extends Object

This helper class uses refelction in order to execute Socket methods available in Java 1.4 and above

Since:
3.0
Author:
Oleg Kalnichevski

Method Summary
static Socket createSocket(String socketfactoryName, String host, int port, InetAddress localAddress, int localPort, int timeout)
          This method attempts to execute Socket method available since Java 1.4 using reflection.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

createSocket

public static Socket createSocket(String socketfactoryName,
                                  String host,
                                  int port,
                                  InetAddress localAddress,
                                  int localPort,
                                  int timeout)
                           throws IOException,
                                  UnknownHostException,
                                  ConnectTimeoutException
This method attempts to execute Socket method available since Java 1.4 using reflection. If the methods are not available or could not be executed null is returned

Parameters:
socketfactoryName - name of the socket factory class
host - the host name/IP
port - the port on the host
localAddress - the local host name/IP to bind the socket to
localPort - the port on the local machine
timeout - the timeout value to be used in milliseconds. If the socket cannot be completed within the given time limit, it will be abandoned
Returns:
a connected Socket
Throws:
IOException - if an I/O error occurs while creating the socket
UnknownHostException - if the IP address of the host cannot be determined
ConnectTimeoutException - if socket cannot be connected within the given time limit


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