Object Oriented Programming Through Java by Pearson

11.16 Networking in Java

11.6.2 Multiple Client–Server Programs Using Multithreads

In real life, there will be several clients wishing to connect to a server at the same time. For

example, when exam results are declared, several students rush in to connect to the server.

The best way to handle such a situation is put each client on a separate thread. The server can

achieve this result by

ServerSocket servskt = new ServerSocket (6000);

while( true) {

Socket clientskt = servskt.accept();

Thread thrd = new Thread(clientskt);}

Each loop will create a new connection on server socket. The new thread handles the com-

munication between the server and the ...