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If you're not subclassing SocketImpl or 38 * DatagramSocketImpl, <B>you won't use these directly.</B> There are 39 * type-safe methods to get/set each of these options in Socket, ServerSocket, 40 * DatagramSocket and MulticastSocket. 41 * <P> 42 * @author David Brown 43 */ 44 45 46 public interface SocketOptions { 47 48 /** 49 * Enable/disable the option specified by <I>optID</I>. If the option 50 * is to be enabled, and it takes an option-specific "value", this is 51 * passed in <I>value</I>. The actual type of value is option-specific, 52 * and it is an error to pass something that isn't of the expected type: 53 * <BR><PRE> 54 * SocketImpl s; 55 * ... 56 * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Integer(10)); 57 * // OK - set SO_LINGER w/ timeout of 10 sec. 58 * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Double(10)); 59 * // ERROR - expects java.lang.Integer 60 *</PRE> 61 * If the requested option is binary, it can be set using this method by 62 * a java.lang.Boolean: 63 * <BR><PRE> 64 * s.setOption(TCP_NODELAY, new Boolean(true)); 65 * // OK - enables TCP_NODELAY, a binary option 66 * </PRE> 67 * <BR> 68 * Any option can be disabled using this method with a Boolean(false): 69 * <BR><PRE> 70 * s.setOption(TCP_NODELAY, new Boolean(false)); 71 * // OK - disables TCP_NODELAY 72 * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Boolean(false)); 73 * // OK - disables SO_LINGER 74 * </PRE> 75 * <BR> 76 * For an option that has a notion of on and off, and requires 77 * a non-boolean parameter, setting its value to anything other than 78 * <I>Boolean(false)</I> implicitly enables it. 79 * <BR> 80 * Throws SocketException if the option is unrecognized, 81 * the socket is closed, or some low-level error occurred 82 * <BR> 83 * @param optID identifies the option 84 * @param value the parameter of the socket option 85 * @throws SocketException if the option is unrecognized, 86 * the socket is closed, or some low-level error occurred 87 * @see #getOption(int) 88 */ 89 public void setOption(int optID, Object value)90 setOption(int optID, Object value) throws SocketException; 91 92 /** 93 * Fetch the value of an option. 94 * Binary options will return java.lang.Boolean(true) 95 * if enabled, java.lang.Boolean(false) if disabled, e.g.: 96 * <BR><PRE> 97 * SocketImpl s; 98 * ... 99 * Boolean noDelay = (Boolean)(s.getOption(TCP_NODELAY)); 100 * if (noDelay.booleanValue()) { 101 * // true if TCP_NODELAY is enabled... 102 * ... 103 * } 104 * </PRE> 105 * <P> 106 * For options that take a particular type as a parameter, 107 * getOption(int) will return the parameter's value, else 108 * it will return java.lang.Boolean(false): 109 * <PRE> 110 * Object o = s.getOption(SO_LINGER); 111 * if (o instanceof Integer) { 112 * System.out.print("Linger time is " + ((Integer)o).intValue()); 113 * } else { 114 * // the true type of o is java.lang.Boolean(false); 115 * } 116 * </PRE> 117 * 118 * @param optID an {@code int} identifying the option to fetch 119 * @return the value of the option 120 * @throws SocketException if the socket is closed 121 * @throws SocketException if <I>optID</I> is unknown along the 122 * protocol stack (including the SocketImpl) 123 * @see #setOption(int, java.lang.Object) 124 */ getOption(int optID)125 public Object getOption(int optID) throws SocketException; 126 127 /** 128 * The java-supported BSD-style options. 129 */ 130 131 /** 132 * Disable Nagle's algorithm for this connection. Written data 133 * to the network is not buffered pending acknowledgement of 134 * previously written data. 135 *<P> 136 * Valid for TCP only: SocketImpl. 137 * 138 * @see Socket#setTcpNoDelay 139 * @see Socket#getTcpNoDelay 140 */ 141 142 @Native public final static int TCP_NODELAY = 0x0001; 143 144 /** 145 * Fetch the local address binding of a socket (this option cannot 146 * be "set" only "gotten", since sockets are bound at creation time, 147 * and so the locally bound address cannot be changed). The default local 148 * address of a socket is INADDR_ANY, meaning any local address on a 149 * multi-homed host. A multi-homed host can use this option to accept 150 * connections to only one of its addresses (in the case of a 151 * ServerSocket or DatagramSocket), or to specify its return address 152 * to the peer (for a Socket or DatagramSocket). The parameter of 153 * this option is an InetAddress. 154 * <P> 155 * This option <B>must</B> be specified in the constructor. 156 * <P> 157 * Valid for: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl 158 * 159 * @see Socket#getLocalAddress 160 * @see DatagramSocket#getLocalAddress 161 */ 162 163 @Native public final static int SO_BINDADDR = 0x000F; 164 165 /** Sets SO_REUSEADDR for a socket. This is used only for MulticastSockets 166 * in java, and it is set by default for MulticastSockets. 167 * <P> 168 * Valid for: DatagramSocketImpl 169 */ 170 171 @Native public final static int SO_REUSEADDR = 0x04; 172 173 /** 174 * Sets SO_BROADCAST for a socket. This option enables and disables 175 * the ability of the process to send broadcast messages. It is supported 176 * for only datagram sockets and only on networks that support 177 * the concept of a broadcast message (e.g. Ethernet, token ring, etc.), 178 * and it is set by default for DatagramSockets. 179 * @since 1.4 180 */ 181 182 @Native public final static int SO_BROADCAST = 0x0020; 183 184 /** Set which outgoing interface on which to send multicast packets. 185 * Useful on hosts with multiple network interfaces, where applications 186 * want to use other than the system default. Takes/returns an InetAddress. 187 * <P> 188 * Valid for Multicast: DatagramSocketImpl 189 * 190 * @see MulticastSocket#setInterface(InetAddress) 191 * @see MulticastSocket#getInterface() 192 */ 193 194 @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_IF = 0x10; 195 196 /** Same as above. This option is introduced so that the behaviour 197 * with IP_MULTICAST_IF will be kept the same as before, while 198 * this new option can support setting outgoing interfaces with either 199 * IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. 200 * 201 * NOTE: make sure there is no conflict with this 202 * @see MulticastSocket#setNetworkInterface(NetworkInterface) 203 * @see MulticastSocket#getNetworkInterface() 204 * @since 1.4 205 */ 206 @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_IF2 = 0x1f; 207 208 /** 209 * This option enables or disables local loopback of multicast datagrams. 210 * This option is enabled by default for Multicast Sockets. 211 * @since 1.4 212 */ 213 214 @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_LOOP = 0x12; 215 216 /** 217 * This option sets the type-of-service or traffic class field 218 * in the IP header for a TCP or UDP socket. 219 * @since 1.4 220 */ 221 222 @Native public final static int IP_TOS = 0x3; 223 224 /** 225 * Specify a linger-on-close timeout. This option disables/enables 226 * immediate return from a <B>close()</B> of a TCP Socket. Enabling 227 * this option with a non-zero Integer <I>timeout</I> means that a 228 * <B>close()</B> will block pending the transmission and acknowledgement 229 * of all data written to the peer, at which point the socket is closed 230 * <I>gracefully</I>. Upon reaching the linger timeout, the socket is 231 * closed <I>forcefully</I>, with a TCP RST. Enabling the option with a 232 * timeout of zero does a forceful close immediately. If the specified 233 * timeout value exceeds 65,535 it will be reduced to 65,535. 234 * <P> 235 * Valid only for TCP: SocketImpl 236 * 237 * @see Socket#setSoLinger 238 * @see Socket#getSoLinger 239 */ 240 @Native public final static int SO_LINGER = 0x0080; 241 242 /** Set a timeout on blocking Socket operations: 243 * <PRE> 244 * ServerSocket.accept(); 245 * SocketInputStream.read(); 246 * DatagramSocket.receive(); 247 * </PRE> 248 * 249 * <P> The option must be set prior to entering a blocking 250 * operation to take effect. If the timeout expires and the 251 * operation would continue to block, 252 * <B>java.io.InterruptedIOException</B> is raised. The Socket is 253 * not closed in this case. 254 * 255 * <P> Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl 256 * 257 * @see Socket#setSoTimeout 258 * @see ServerSocket#setSoTimeout 259 * @see DatagramSocket#setSoTimeout 260 */ 261 @Native public final static int SO_TIMEOUT = 0x1006; 262 263 /** 264 * Set a hint the size of the underlying buffers used by the 265 * platform for outgoing network I/O. When used in set, this is a 266 * suggestion to the kernel from the application about the size of 267 * buffers to use for the data to be sent over the socket. When 268 * used in get, this must return the size of the buffer actually 269 * used by the platform when sending out data on this socket. 270 * 271 * Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl 272 * 273 * @see Socket#setSendBufferSize 274 * @see Socket#getSendBufferSize 275 * @see DatagramSocket#setSendBufferSize 276 * @see DatagramSocket#getSendBufferSize 277 */ 278 @Native public final static int SO_SNDBUF = 0x1001; 279 280 /** 281 * Set a hint the size of the underlying buffers used by the 282 * platform for incoming network I/O. When used in set, this is a 283 * suggestion to the kernel from the application about the size of 284 * buffers to use for the data to be received over the 285 * socket. When used in get, this must return the size of the 286 * buffer actually used by the platform when receiving in data on 287 * this socket. 288 * 289 * Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl 290 * 291 * @see Socket#setReceiveBufferSize 292 * @see Socket#getReceiveBufferSize 293 * @see DatagramSocket#setReceiveBufferSize 294 * @see DatagramSocket#getReceiveBufferSize 295 */ 296 @Native public final static int SO_RCVBUF = 0x1002; 297 298 /** 299 * When the keepalive option is set for a TCP socket and no data 300 * has been exchanged across the socket in either direction for 301 * 2 hours (NOTE: the actual value is implementation dependent), 302 * TCP automatically sends a keepalive probe to the peer. This probe is a 303 * TCP segment to which the peer must respond. 304 * One of three responses is expected: 305 * 1. The peer responds with the expected ACK. The application is not 306 * notified (since everything is OK). TCP will send another probe 307 * following another 2 hours of inactivity. 308 * 2. The peer responds with an RST, which tells the local TCP that 309 * the peer host has crashed and rebooted. The socket is closed. 310 * 3. There is no response from the peer. The socket is closed. 311 * 312 * The purpose of this option is to detect if the peer host crashes. 313 * 314 * Valid only for TCP socket: SocketImpl 315 * 316 * @see Socket#setKeepAlive 317 * @see Socket#getKeepAlive 318 */ 319 @Native public final static int SO_KEEPALIVE = 0x0008; 320 321 /** 322 * When the OOBINLINE option is set, any TCP urgent data received on 323 * the socket will be received through the socket input stream. 324 * When the option is disabled (which is the default) urgent data 325 * is silently discarded. 326 * 327 * @see Socket#setOOBInline 328 * @see Socket#getOOBInline 329 */ 330 @Native public final static int SO_OOBINLINE = 0x1003; 331 } 332