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III. Java Inter-App Communication Example

A. The Server Code

   // Create a server socket to listen for connections
   java.net.ServerSocket server = new ServerSocket( PORT );

   // accept() blocks til client request, then creates new
   // socket on which to conduct client conversation.
   java.net.Socket client = server.accept();

   java.io.InputStream in  = client.getInputStream();
   
   byte[] inputStringBytes = new byte[ 256 ]; // Big enough?
   int inputLen = in.read( inputStringBytes );

   System.out.println( "\nServer received: " + 
      new String( inputStringBytes, 0, inputLen ) );

B. The Client Code

   // Connect to server on same machine, documented port
   java.net.Socket client   = new Socket( "localhost", PORT );
   
   java.io.InputStream in   = client.getInputStream();
   java.io.OutputStream out = client.getOutputStream();
 
   out.write( new String( "Hello, Server." ).getBytes() );
   out.flush();

C. Server Output

Server received: Hello, Server

D. Example

Run “portcomm”


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