ServerSocket Accept() Example

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ServerSocket Accept() Example

Listens for a connection to be made to this socket and accepts it.

ServerSocketclass Accept() method example. This example shows you how to use Accept() method.This method Listens for a connection to be made to this socket and accepts it.

Here is the code:-

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//PROGRAM FOR SERVER SIDE:-
/**
* @Program that Listens for a connection to be made to this socket and accepts it.
* Accept.java
* Author:-RoseIndia Team
* Date:-20-jun-2008
*/
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Accept {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        //Creating server Socket
        ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(3333);
        //Listens for a connection to be made to this socket and accepts it.
        Socket clientSocket = serverSocket.accept();
        //making object output Stream
        ObjectOutputStream dateOut = null;
        dateOut = new ObjectOutputStream(clientSocket.getOutputStream());
        //writing the date
        dateOut.writeObject(new Date());
        dateOut.close();
        System.out.println("Stream sent successfully");
        //closing client socket
        clientSocket.close();
        serverSocket.close();
    }
}

/*
*
PROGRAM FOR CLIENT SIDE:-

import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Client {

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
//creating a new socket
Socket dateSocket = new Socket();
*      //connecting the socket to desired address
dateSocket.connect(new InetSocketAddress("192.168.10.201", 3333));
//creating inputstream object
ObjectInputStream dateIn = new ObjectInputStream(dateSocket.getInputStream());
//getting the date of the server
Date serverDate = (Date) dateIn.readObject();
*      //displaying the current date of the server
System.out.println("Current server time: " + serverDate);

}
}
*/


Output of the program:-

OUTPUT FOR CLIENT SIDE:-
Current server time: Mon Jun 23 12:06:39 IST 2008
OUTPUT FOR SERVER SIDE:-
Stream sent successfully

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