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LocalServerSocket

public class LocalServerSocket
extends Object implements Closeable

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.net.LocalServerSocket


Non-standard class for creating an inbound UNIX-domain socket in the Linux abstract namespace.

Summary

Public constructors

LocalServerSocket(String name)

Creates a new server socket listening at specified name.

LocalServerSocket(FileDescriptor fd)

Create a LocalServerSocket from a file descriptor that's already been created and bound.

Public methods

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

Inherited methods

Public constructors

LocalServerSocket

public LocalServerSocket (String name)

Creates 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 String: address for socket

Throws
java.io.IOException
IOException

LocalServerSocket

public LocalServerSocket (FileDescriptor fd)

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 FileDescriptor: bound file descriptor

Throws
java.io.IOException
IOException

Public methods

accept

public LocalSocket accept ()

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

Returns
LocalSocket a socket representing the new connection.

Throws
java.io.IOException
IOException

close

public void close ()

Closes server socket.

Throws
java.io.IOException
IOException

getFileDescriptor

public FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor ()

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

Returns
FileDescriptor fd or null

getLocalSocketAddress

public LocalSocketAddress getLocalSocketAddress ()

Obtains the socket's local address

Returns
LocalSocketAddress local address