source: trunk/src/gcc/libjava/java/net/MulticastSocket.java@ 2

/* MulticastSocket.java -- Class for using multicast sockets
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package java.net;

import java.io.IOException;

/*
 * Written using on-line Java Platform 1.2 API Specification, as well
 * as "The Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition (Addison-Wesley, 1998).
 * Status:  Believed complete and correct.
 */

/**
  * This class models a multicast UDP socket.  A multicast address is a
  * class D internet address (one whose most significant bits are 1110).  
  * A multicast group consists of a multicast address and a well known
  * port number.  All members of the group listening on that address and
  * port will receive all the broadcasts to the group.
  * <p>
  * Please note that applets are not allowed to use multicast sockets 
  * 
  * Written using on-line Java Platform 1.2 API Specification, as well
  * as "The Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition (Addison-Wesley, 1998).
  * Status:  Believed complete and correct.
  *
  * @author Warren Levy <[email protected]>
  * @author Aaron M. Renn ([email protected]) (Documentation comments)
  * @date May 18, 1999.
  */
public class MulticastSocket extends DatagramSocket
{
  // FIXME: the local addr bound to the multicast socket can be reused;
  // unlike unicast sockets.  It binds to any available network interface.
  // See p.1159 JCL book.

/**
  * Create a MulticastSocket that this not bound to any address
  *
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  */
  public MulticastSocket() throws IOException
  {
    super(0, null);
  }

/**
  * Create a multicast socket bound to the specified port
  *
  * @param The port to bind to
  *
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  */
  public MulticastSocket(int port) throws IOException
  {
    super(port, null);
  }

/**
  * Returns the interface being used for multicast packets
  * 
  * @return The multicast interface
  *
  * @exception SocketException If an error occurs
  */
  public InetAddress getInterface() throws SocketException
  {
    // FIXME: Is it possible that an InetAddress wasn't returned from getOption?
    return (InetAddress) impl.getOption(SocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_IF);
  }

/**
  * Returns the current value of the "Time to Live" option.  This is the
  * number of hops a packet can make before it "expires".   This method id
  * deprecated.  Use <code>getTimeToLive</code> instead.
  * 
  * @return The TTL value
  *
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  *
  * @deprecated Replaced by getTimeToLive() in Java 1.2
  */
  public byte getTTL() throws IOException
  {
    // Use getTTL here rather than getTimeToLive in case we're using an impl
    // other than the default PlainDatagramSocketImpl and it doesn't have
    // getTimeToLive yet.
    return impl.getTTL();
  }

/**
  * Returns the current value of the "Time to Live" option.  This is the
  * number of hops a packet can make before it "expires". 
  * 
  * @return The TTL value
  *
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  *
  * @since Java 1.2
  */
  public int getTimeToLive() throws IOException
  {
    return impl.getTimeToLive();
  }

/**
  * Sets the interface to use for multicast packets.
  *
  * @param addr The new interface to use
  *
  * @exception SocketException If an error occurs
  */
  public void setInterface(InetAddress inf) throws SocketException
  {
    impl.setOption(SocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_IF, inf);
  }

/**
  * Sets the "Time to Live" value for a socket.  The value must be between
  * 1 and 255.
  *
  * @param ttl The new TTL value
  *
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  *
  * @deprecated Replaced by <code>setTimeToLive</code> in Java 1.2
  */
  public void setTTL(byte ttl) throws IOException
  {
    // Use setTTL here rather than setTimeToLive in case we're using an impl
    // other than the default PlainDatagramSocketImpl and it doesn't have
    // setTimeToLive yet.
    impl.setTTL(ttl);
  }

/**
  * Sets the "Time to Live" value for a socket.  The value must be between
  * 1 and 255.  
  *
  * @param ttl The new TTL value
  *
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  * 
  * @since Java 1.2
  */
  public void setTimeToLive(int ttl) throws IOException
  {
    if (ttl <= 0 || ttl > 255)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid ttl: " + ttl);

    impl.setTimeToLive(ttl);
  }

/**
  * Joins the specified mulitcast group.
  *
  * @param addr The address of the group to join
  * 
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  */
  public void joinGroup(InetAddress mcastaddr) throws IOException
  {
    if (! mcastaddr.isMulticastAddress())
      throw new IOException("Not a Multicast address");

    SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (s != null)
      s.checkMulticast(mcastaddr);

    impl.join(mcastaddr);
  }

/**
  * Leaves the specified multicast group
  *
  * @param addr The address of the group to leave
  *
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  */
  public void leaveGroup(InetAddress mcastaddr) throws IOException
  {
    if (! mcastaddr.isMulticastAddress())
      throw new IOException("Not a Multicast address");

    SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (s != null)
      s.checkMulticast(mcastaddr);

    impl.leave(mcastaddr);
  }

/**
  * Sends a packet of data to a multicast address with a TTL that is
  * different from the default TTL on this socket.  The default TTL for
  * the socket is not changed.
  *
  * @param packet The packet of data to send
  * @param ttl The TTL for this packet
  *
  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
  */
  public synchronized void send(DatagramPacket p, byte ttl) throws IOException
  {
    SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (s != null)
      {
        InetAddress addr = p.getAddress();
        if (addr.isMulticastAddress())
          s.checkMulticast(addr, ttl);
        else
          s.checkConnect(addr.getHostAddress(), p.getPort());
      }

    int oldttl = impl.getTimeToLive();
    impl.setTimeToLive(((int) ttl) & 0xFF);
    impl.send(p);
    impl.setTimeToLive(oldttl);
  }
} // class MulticastSocket