android.net
Class LocalServerSocket

java.lang.Object
  android.net.LocalServerSocket

public class LocalServerSocket
extends Object

non-standard class for creating inbound UNIX-domain socket on the Android platform, this is created in the Linux non-filesystem namespace. On simulator platforms, this may be created in a temporary directory on the filesystem

Constructor Summary

LocalServerSocket(FileDescriptor fd)
Create a LocalServerSocket from a file descriptor that's already been created and bound.

LocalServerSocket(String name)
Crewates a new server socket listening at specified name.

Method Summary

LocalSocket	accept() Accepts a new connection to the socket.
void	close() Closes server socket.
FileDescriptor	getFileDescriptor() Returns file descriptor or null if not yet open/already closed
LocalSocketAddress	getLocalSocketAddress() Obtains the socket's local address

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LocalServerSocket

public LocalServerSocket(String name)
                  throws IOException

Crewates a new server socket listening at specified name. On the Android platform, the name is created in the Linux abstract namespace (instead of on the filesystem).

Parameters:

name - address for socket

Throws:

IOException

LocalServerSocket

public LocalServerSocket(FileDescriptor fd)
                  throws IOException

Create a LocalServerSocket from a file descriptor that's already been created and bound. listen() will be called immediately on it. Used for cases where file descriptors are passed in via environment variables

Parameters:

fd - bound file descriptor

Throws:

IOException

Method Detail

getLocalSocketAddress

public LocalSocketAddress getLocalSocketAddress()

Obtains the socket's local address

Returns:

local address

accept

public LocalSocket accept()
                   throws IOException

Accepts a new connection to the socket. Blocks until a new connection arrives.

Returns:

a socket representing the new connection.

Throws:

IOException

getFileDescriptor

public FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor()

Returns file descriptor or null if not yet open/already closed

Returns:

fd or null

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Closes server socket.

Throws:

IOException