CS 596: Client-Server Programming
Spring Semester, 1997
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Socket(hostname, portNumber)

Socket(hostAddress, portNumber)

close()

getInputStream()

getOutputStream()

getLocalPort()

If your development language or system does not have such good socket library either buy one or write

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Server with Hinge




Network Interface

ServerSocket acceptor = new ServerSocket(0);
System.out.println("On port " + acceptor.getLocalPort());
     while (true)
     {
     Socket client = acceptor.accept();
     clientAction(client.getInputStream(),
               client.getOutputStream());
     client.close();
     }

clientAction(InputStream in, OutputStream out)
     {
     //Work done here
     }

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