javax.microedition.io
Interface DatagramConnection

All Superinterfaces:

Connection

All Known Subinterfaces:

UDPDatagramConnection

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatagramConnectionBase

public interface DatagramConnection
extends Connection

This interface defines the capabilities that a datagram connection must have.

Reminder: In common with all the other addressing schemes used for I/O in CLDC, the syntax for datagram addressing is not defined in the CLDC Specification. Syntax definition can only be take place at the profile level. The reason for this is that the datagram interface classes of CLDC can be used for implementing various kinds of datagram protocols. Examples include IP and WDP networks as well as infrared beaming protocols used by various PDAs and other devices. All these protocols use very different addressing mechanisms.

In the sample implementation provided as part of the CLDC reference implementation, the following addressing scheme is used for UDP datagrams.

The parameter string describing the target of a connection in the CLDC reference implementation takes the following form:

 {protocol}://[{host}]:[{port}]
 

A datagram connection can be opened in a "client" mode or "server" mode. If the "//{host}" part is missing then the connection is opened as a "server" (by "server", we mean that a client application initiates communication). When the "//{host}" part is specified, the connection is opened as a "client".

Examples:

A datagram connection for accepting datagrams
datagram://:1234

A datagram connection for sending to a server:
datagram://123.456.789.12:1234

Note that the port number in "server mode" (unspecified host name) is that of the receiving port. The port number in "client mode" (host name specified) is that of the target port. The reply-to port in both cases is never unspecified. In "server mode", the same port number is used for both receiving and sending. In "client mode", the reply-to port is always dynamically allocated.

The allocation of datagram objects is done in a more abstract way than in J2SE. This is to allow a single platform to support several different datagram interfaces simultaneously. Datagram objects must be allocated by calling the "newDatagram" method of the DatagramConnection object. The resulting object is defined using another interface type called "javax.microedition.io.Datagram".

Blocking Operations

This interface performs blocking Input and Output operations. An application will lock if an implementation of this interface opens a connection from within the main event thread. Prevent an application from locking by opening a connection from within a thread that is separate from the main event thread. SeeConnector for more information.

Method Summary
int	getMaximumLength() Get the maximum length a datagram can be.
int	getNominalLength() Get the nominal length of a datagram.
Datagram	newDatagram(byte[] buf, int size) Make a new datagram object
Datagram	newDatagram(byte[] buf, int size, String addr) Make a new datagram object
Datagram	newDatagram(int size) Make a new datagram object automatically allocating a buffer
Datagram	newDatagram(int size, String addr) Make a new datagram object
void	receive(Datagram dgram) Receive a datagram
void	send(Datagram dgram) Send a datagram

Methods inherited from interface javax.microedition.io.Connection

close

Method Detail

getMaximumLength

int getMaximumLength()
                     throws IOException

Get the maximum length a datagram can be.

Returns:

The maximum length a datagram can be.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

getNominalLength

int getNominalLength()
                     throws IOException

Get the nominal length of a datagram.

Returns:

The nominal length a datagram can be.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

send

void send(Datagram dgram)
          throws IOException

Send a datagram

Parameters:

dgram - A datagram.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

InterruptedIOException - Timeout or upon closing the connection with outstanding I/O.

receive

void receive(Datagram dgram)
             throws IOException

Receive a datagram

Parameters:

dgram - A datagram.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

InterruptedIOException - Timeout or upon closing the connection with outstanding I/O.

newDatagram

Datagram newDatagram(int size)
                     throws IOException

Make a new datagram object automatically allocating a buffer

Parameters:

size - The length of the buffer to be allocated for the datagram

Returns:

A new datagram

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

IllegalArgumentException - if the length is negative or larger than the buffer

newDatagram

Datagram newDatagram(int size,
                     String addr)
                     throws IOException

Make a new datagram object

Parameters:

size - The length of the buffer to be used

addr - The I/O address to which the datagram will be sent

Returns:

A new datagram

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

IllegalArgumentException - if the length is negative or larger than the buffer, or if the address parameter is invalid

newDatagram

Datagram newDatagram(byte[] buf,
                     int size)
                     throws IOException

Make a new datagram object

Parameters:

buf - The buffer to be used in the datagram

size - The length of the buffer to be allocated for the datagram

Returns:

A new datagram

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

IllegalArgumentException - if the length is negative or larger than the buffer, or if the buffer parameter is invalid

newDatagram

Datagram newDatagram(byte[] buf,
                     int size,
                     String addr)
                     throws IOException

Make a new datagram object

Parameters:

buf - The buffer to be used in the datagram

size - The length of the buffer to be used

addr - The I/O address to which the datagram will be sent

Returns:

A new datagram

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

IllegalArgumentException - if the length is negative or larger than the buffer, or if the address or buffer parameters is invalid