org.apache.commons.net

Class DaytimeTCPClient

java.lang.Object
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public final class DaytimeTCPClient
extends SocketClient

The DaytimeTCPClient class is a TCP implementation of a client for the Daytime protocol described in RFC 867. To use the class, merely establish a connection with connect and call getTime() to retrieve the daytime string, then call disconnect to close the connection properly.

Author:

Daniel F. Savarese

See Also:

DaytimeUDPClient

Field Summary

static int

The default daytime port.

Constructor Summary

DaytimeTCPClient()

The default DaytimeTCPClient constructor.

Method Summary

String

Retrieves the time string from the server and returns it.

Field Details

DEFAULT_PORT

public static final int DEFAULT_PORT

The default daytime port. It is set to 13 according to RFC 867. **

Constructor Details

DaytimeTCPClient

public DaytimeTCPClient()

The default DaytimeTCPClient constructor. It merely sets the default port to DEFAULT_PORT .

Method Details

getTime

public String getTime()

Retrieves the time string from the server and returns it. The server will have closed the connection at this point, so you should call disconnect after calling this method. To retrieve another time, you must initiate another connection with connect before calling getTime() again.

Returns:

The time string retrieved from the server.

Throws:

- If an error occurs while fetching the time string.