Java Security, 2nd Edition

Name

Class javax.net.SocketFactory

Synopsis

Instances of this class can be used to create client sockets. The default factory (returned from the getDefault( ) method) will create standard TCP sockets; subclasses of this class can be used to obtain SSL sockets.

Class Definition

public abstract class javax.net.SocketFactory
    extends java.lang.Object {

    // Constructors
    protected SocketFactory(  );

    // Class Methods
    public static SocketFactory getDefault(  );

    // Instance Methods
    public abstract Socket createSocket(InetAddress, int);
    public abstract Socket createSocket(InetAddress, int,
                                        InetAddress, int);
    public abstract Socket createSocket(String, int, InetAddress, int);
    public abstract Socket createSocket(String, int);
}

See also

SSLSocketFactory