Uses of Class
java.net.SocketException

Packages that use SocketException

Package	Description
java.net	Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.

Uses of SocketException in java.net

Subclasses of SocketException in java.net

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	BindException Signals that an error occurred while attempting to bind a socket to a local address and port.
class	ConnectException Signals that an error occurred while attempting to connect a socket to a remote address and port.
class	NoRouteToHostException Signals that an error occurred while attempting to connect a socket to a remote address and port.
class	PortUnreachableException Signals that an ICMP Port Unreachable message has been received on a connected datagram.

Methods in java.net that throw SocketException

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract void	DatagramSocketImpl.bind(int lport, InetAddress laddr) Binds a datagram socket to a local port and address.
void	DatagramSocket.bind(SocketAddress addr) Binds this DatagramSocket to a specific address and port.
protected void	DatagramSocketImpl.connect(InetAddress address, int port) Connects a datagram socket to a remote destination.
void	DatagramSocket.connect(SocketAddress addr) Connects this socket to a remote socket address (IP address + port number).
protected abstract void	DatagramSocketImpl.create() Creates a datagram socket.
boolean	DatagramSocket.getBroadcast() Tests if SO_BROADCAST is enabled.
static NetworkInterface	NetworkInterface.getByIndex(int index) Get a network interface given its index.
static NetworkInterface	NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(InetAddress addr) Convenience method to search for a network interface that has the specified Internet Protocol (IP) address bound to it.
static NetworkInterface	NetworkInterface.getByName(String name) Searches for the network interface with the specified name.
byte[]	NetworkInterface.getHardwareAddress() Returns the hardware address (usually MAC) of the interface if it has one and if it can be accessed given the current privileges.
InetAddress	MulticastSocket.getInterface() Retrieve the address of the network interface used for multicast packets.
boolean	Socket.getKeepAlive() Tests if SO_KEEPALIVE is enabled.
boolean	MulticastSocket.getLoopbackMode() Get the setting for local loopback of multicast datagrams.
int	NetworkInterface.getMTU() Returns the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of this interface.
NetworkInterface	MulticastSocket.getNetworkInterface() Get the multicast network interface set.
static Enumeration<NetworkInterface>	NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces() Returns all the interfaces on this machine.
boolean	Socket.getOOBInline() Tests if SO_OOBINLINE is enabled.
Object	SocketOptions.getOption(int optID) Fetch the value of an option.
int	Socket.getReceiveBufferSize() Gets the value of the SO_RCVBUF option for this Socket, that is the buffer size used by the platform for input on this Socket.
int	DatagramSocket.getReceiveBufferSize() Get value of the SO_RCVBUF option for this DatagramSocket, that is the buffer size used by the platform for input on this DatagramSocket.
int	ServerSocket.getReceiveBufferSize() Gets the value of the SO_RCVBUF option for this ServerSocket, that is the proposed buffer size that will be used for Sockets accepted from this ServerSocket.
boolean	Socket.getReuseAddress() Tests if SO_REUSEADDR is enabled.
boolean	DatagramSocket.getReuseAddress() Tests if SO_REUSEADDR is enabled.
boolean	ServerSocket.getReuseAddress() Tests if SO_REUSEADDR is enabled.
int	Socket.getSendBufferSize() Get value of the SO_SNDBUF option for this Socket, that is the buffer size used by the platform for output on this Socket.
int	DatagramSocket.getSendBufferSize() Get value of the SO_SNDBUF option for this DatagramSocket, that is the buffer size used by the platform for output on this DatagramSocket.
int	Socket.getSoLinger() Returns setting for SO_LINGER.
int	Socket.getSoTimeout() Returns setting for SO_TIMEOUT.
int	DatagramSocket.getSoTimeout() Retrieve setting for SO_TIMEOUT.
boolean	Socket.getTcpNoDelay() Tests if TCP_NODELAY is enabled.
int	Socket.getTrafficClass() Gets traffic class or type-of-service in the IP header for packets sent from this Socket
int	DatagramSocket.getTrafficClass() Gets traffic class or type-of-service in the IP datagram header for packets sent from this DatagramSocket.
boolean	NetworkInterface.isLoopback() Returns whether a network interface is a loopback interface.
boolean	NetworkInterface.isPointToPoint() Returns whether a network interface is a point to point interface.
boolean	NetworkInterface.isUp() Returns whether a network interface is up and running.
void	DatagramSocket.setBroadcast(boolean on) Enable/disable SO_BROADCAST.
void	MulticastSocket.setInterface(InetAddress inf) Set the multicast network interface used by methods whose behavior would be affected by the value of the network interface.
void	Socket.setKeepAlive(boolean on) Enable/disable SO_KEEPALIVE.
void	MulticastSocket.setLoopbackMode(boolean disable) Disable/Enable local loopback of multicast datagrams The option is used by the platform's networking code as a hint for setting whether multicast data will be looped back to the local socket.
void	MulticastSocket.setNetworkInterface(NetworkInterface netIf) Specify the network interface for outgoing multicast datagrams sent on this socket.
void	Socket.setOOBInline(boolean on) Enable/disable SO_OOBINLINE (receipt of TCP urgent data) By default, this option is disabled and TCP urgent data received on a socket is silently discarded.
void	SocketOptions.setOption(int optID, Object value) Enable/disable the option specified by optID.
void	Socket.setReceiveBufferSize(int size) Sets the SO_RCVBUF option to the specified value for this Socket.
void	DatagramSocket.setReceiveBufferSize(int size) Sets the SO_RCVBUF option to the specified value for this DatagramSocket.
void	ServerSocket.setReceiveBufferSize(int size) Sets a default proposed value for the SO_RCVBUF option for sockets accepted from this ServerSocket.
void	Socket.setReuseAddress(boolean on) Enable/disable the SO_REUSEADDR socket option.
void	DatagramSocket.setReuseAddress(boolean on) Enable/disable the SO_REUSEADDR socket option.
void	ServerSocket.setReuseAddress(boolean on) Enable/disable the SO_REUSEADDR socket option.
void	Socket.setSendBufferSize(int size) Sets the SO_SNDBUF option to the specified value for this Socket.
void	DatagramSocket.setSendBufferSize(int size) Sets the SO_SNDBUF option to the specified value for this DatagramSocket.
void	Socket.setSoLinger(boolean on, int linger) Enable/disable SO_LINGER with the specified linger time in seconds.
void	Socket.setSoTimeout(int timeout) Enable/disable SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds.
void	DatagramSocket.setSoTimeout(int timeout) Enable/disable SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds.
void	ServerSocket.setSoTimeout(int timeout) Enable/disable SO_TIMEOUT with the specified timeout, in milliseconds.
void	Socket.setTcpNoDelay(boolean on) Enable/disable TCP_NODELAY (disable/enable Nagle's algorithm).
void	Socket.setTrafficClass(int tc) Sets traffic class or type-of-service octet in the IP header for packets sent from this Socket.
void	DatagramSocket.setTrafficClass(int tc) Sets traffic class or type-of-service octet in the IP datagram header for datagrams sent from this DatagramSocket.
boolean	NetworkInterface.supportsMulticast() Returns whether a network interface supports multicasting or not.

Constructors in java.net that throw SocketException

Constructor and Description
DatagramSocket() Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to any available port on the local host machine.
DatagramSocket(int port) Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to the specified port on the local host machine.
DatagramSocket(int port, InetAddress laddr) Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local address.
DatagramSocket(SocketAddress bindaddr) Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local socket address.
Socket(SocketImpl impl) Creates an unconnected Socket with a user-specified SocketImpl.