SocketClient

Client

import java.io.*;

import java.net.*;

 

public class Client {

   public static void main(String args[]) {

      new Client(args[0]);

   }

 

   public Client(String host) {

      Socket socket;

      try {

        socket = new Socket(host, Server.PORT_NUMBER);

      }

      catch(UnknownHostException ex) {

         System.out.println(host + " is not a valid host name.");

         return;

      }

      catch(IOException ex) {

         System.out.println(“Error communicating with ” + host);

         return;

      }

      // … initialize model, GUI, etc. ...

      InputStream in = null;

      OutputStream out = null;

      try {

         in = socket.getInputStream();

         out = socket.getOutputStream();

         // ... do useful stuff ...

      }

      finally {

         try {

            in.close();

            out.close();

            socket.close();

         }

         catch(IOException ex) {

            // not much can be done ...

         }

      } 

   }

}