Uses of Class
java.net.Socket

Packages that use Socket

Package	Description
java.net	Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.nio.channels	Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
java.rmi.server	Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
javax.net	Provides classes for networking applications.
javax.net.ssl	Provides classes for the secure socket package.
javax.rmi.ssl	Provides implementations of RMIClientSocketFactory and RMIServerSocketFactory over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols.

Uses of Socket in java.net

Methods in java.net that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	ServerSocket.accept() Listens for a connection to be made to this socket and accepts it.

Methods in java.net with parameters of type Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	ServerSocket.implAccept(Socket s) Subclasses of ServerSocket use this method to override accept() to return their own subclass of socket.

Uses of Socket in java.nio.channels

Methods in java.nio.channels that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Socket	SocketChannel.socket() Retrieves a socket associated with this channel.

Uses of Socket in java.rmi.server

Methods in java.rmi.server that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	RMIClientSocketFactory.createSocket(String host, int port) Create a client socket connected to the specified host and port.
abstract Socket	RMISocketFactory.createSocket(String host, int port) Creates a client socket connected to the specified host and port.

Uses of Socket in javax.net

Methods in javax.net that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket() Creates an unconnected socket.
abstract Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket(InetAddress host, int port) Creates a socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified address.
abstract Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddress, int localPort) Creates a socket and connect it to the specified remote address on the specified remote port.
abstract Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket(String host, int port) Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host at the specified remote port.
abstract Socket	SocketFactory.createSocket(String host, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort) Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host on the specified remote port.

Uses of Socket in javax.net.ssl

Subclasses of Socket in javax.net.ssl

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	SSLSocket This class extends Sockets and provides secure socket using protocols such as the "Secure Sockets Layer" (SSL) or IETF "Transport Layer Security" (TLS) protocols.

Methods in javax.net.ssl that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Socket	SSLSocketFactory.createSocket(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose) Returns a socket layered over an existing socket connected to the named host, at the given port.

Methods in javax.net.ssl with parameters of type Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract void	X509ExtendedTrustManager.checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType, Socket socket) Given the partial or complete certificate chain provided by the peer, build and validate the certificate path based on the authentication type and ssl parameters.
abstract void	X509ExtendedTrustManager.checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType, Socket socket) Given the partial or complete certificate chain provided by the peer, build and validate the certificate path based on the authentication type and ssl parameters.
String	X509KeyManager.chooseClientAlias(String[] keyType, Principal[] issuers, Socket socket) Choose an alias to authenticate the client side of a secure socket given the public key type and the list of certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
String	X509KeyManager.chooseServerAlias(String keyType, Principal[] issuers, Socket socket) Choose an alias to authenticate the server side of a secure socket given the public key type and the list of certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
abstract Socket	SSLSocketFactory.createSocket(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose) Returns a socket layered over an existing socket connected to the named host, at the given port.

Uses of Socket in javax.rmi.ssl

Methods in javax.rmi.ssl that return Socket

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	SslRMIClientSocketFactory.createSocket(String host, int port) Creates an SSL socket.