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package org.apache.commons.net.discard;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.DatagramPacket;
import java.net.InetAddress;

import org.apache.commons.net.DatagramSocketClient;

The DiscardUDPClient class is a UDP implementation of a client for the Discard protocol described in RFC 863. To use the class, just open a local UDP port with  open and call  send to send datagrams to the server After you're done sending discard data, call  close() to clean up properly. 
See Also:
DiscardTCPClient/***
 * The DiscardUDPClient class is a UDP implementation of a client for the
 * Discard protocol described in RFC 863.  To use the class,
 * just open a local UDP port
 * with {@link org.apache.commons.net.DatagramSocketClient#open  open }
 * and call {@link #send  send } to send datagrams to the server
 * After you're done sending discard data, call
 * {@link org.apache.commons.net.DatagramSocketClient#close  close() }
 * to clean up properly.
 *
 * @see DiscardTCPClient
 ***/

public class DiscardUDPClient extends DatagramSocketClient
{
    
The default discard port.  It is set to 9 according to RFC 863. /*** The default discard port.  It is set to 9 according to RFC 863. ***/
    public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 9;

    DatagramPacket _sendPacket;

    public DiscardUDPClient()
    {
        _sendPacket = new DatagramPacket(new byte[0], 0);
    }


    
Sends the specified data to the specified server at the specified port.
Params:
data –  The discard data to send.
length –  The length of the data to send.  Should be less than
   or equal to the length of the data byte array.
host –  The address of the server.
port –  The service port.
Throws:
IOException – If an error occurs during the datagram send
           operation./***
     * Sends the specified data to the specified server at the specified port.
     *
     * @param data  The discard data to send.
     * @param length  The length of the data to send.  Should be less than
     *    or equal to the length of the data byte array.
     * @param host  The address of the server.
     * @param port  The service port.
     * @throws IOException If an error occurs during the datagram send
     *            operation.
     ***/
    public void send(byte[] data, int length, InetAddress host, int port)
    throws IOException
    {
        _sendPacket.setData(data);
        _sendPacket.setLength(length);
        _sendPacket.setAddress(host);
        _sendPacket.setPort(port);
        _socket_.send(_sendPacket);
    }


    
Same as
send(data, length, host. DiscardUDPClient.DEFAULT_PORT).
Params:
data – the buffer to send
length – the length of the data in the buffer
host – the target host
Throws:
IOException – if an error occurs
See Also:
send(byte[], int, InetAddress, int)/***
     * Same as
     * <code>send(data, length, host. DiscardUDPClient.DEFAULT_PORT)</code>.
     * @param data the buffer to send
     * @param length the length of the data in the buffer
     * @param host the target host
     * @see #send(byte[], int, InetAddress, int)
     * @throws IOException if an error occurs
     ***/
    public void send(byte[] data, int length, InetAddress host)
    throws IOException
    {
        send(data, length, host, DEFAULT_PORT);
    }


    
Same as
send(data, data.length, host. DiscardUDPClient.DEFAULT_PORT).
Params:
data – the buffer to send
host – the target host
Throws:
IOException – if an error occurs
See Also:
send(byte[], int, InetAddress, int)/***
     * Same as
     * <code>send(data, data.length, host. DiscardUDPClient.DEFAULT_PORT)</code>.
     * @param data the buffer to send
     * @param host the target host
     * @see #send(byte[], int, InetAddress, int)
     * @throws IOException if an error occurs
     ***/
    public void send(byte[] data, InetAddress host) throws IOException
    {
        send(data, data.length, host, DEFAULT_PORT);
    }

}