Inside java.net
The java.net package provides several classes that support socket-based client/server communication.
The InetAddress class encapsulates Internet IP addresses and supports conversion between dotted decimal addresses and host names.
The Socket, ServerSocket, DatagramSocket, and MulticastSocket classes implement client and server sockets for connection-oriented and connectionless communication. The DatagramPacket class is used to construct UDP datagram packets. The SocketImpl and DatagramSocketImpl classes and the SocketImplFactory interface provide hooks for implementing custom sockets.
The URL, URLConnection, HttpURLConnection, and URLEncoder classes implement high-level browser-server web connections. The ContentHandler and
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