org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol
Interface ProtocolSocketFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

SecureProtocolSocketFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultProtocolSocketFactory

public interface ProtocolSocketFactory

A factory for creating Sockets.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Michael Becke, Mike Bowler

See Also:

Protocol

Method Summary

Socket	createSocket(String host, int port) Gets a new socket connection to the given host.
Socket	createSocket(String host, int port, InetAddress clientHost, int clientPort) Gets a new socket connection to the given host.

Method Detail

createSocket

public Socket createSocket(String host,
                           int port,
                           InetAddress clientHost,
                           int clientPort)
                    throws IOException,
                           UnknownHostException

Gets a new socket connection to the given host.

Parameters:

host - the host name/IP

port - the port on the host

clientHost - the local host name/IP to bind the socket to

clientPort - the port on the local machine

Returns:

Socket a new socket

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while creating the socket

UnknownHostException - if the IP address of the host cannot be determined

createSocket

public Socket createSocket(String host,
                           int port)
                    throws IOException,
                           UnknownHostException

Gets a new socket connection to the given host.

Parameters:

host - the host name/IP

port - the port on the host

Returns:

Socket a new socket

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while creating the socket

UnknownHostException - if the IP address of the host cannot be determined