Chapter 15
The java.net Package

SocketException

Name

SocketException

Synopsis

Class Name:

java.net.SocketException

Superclass:

java.io.IOException

Immediate Subclasses:

java.net.BindException,

java.net.ConnectException,

java.net.NoRouteToHostException

Interfaces Implemented:

None

Availability:

JDK 1.0 and later

A SocketException is thrown when an error occurs while a socket is being used. As of JDK 1.1, there are some more specific subclasses of SocketException, namely BindException, ConnectException, and NoRouteToHostException.

Class Summary

public class java.net.SocketException extends java.io.IOException {
  // Constructors
  public SocketException();
  public SocketException(String msg);
}

Constructors

SocketException

public SocketException()

Description: This constructor creates a SocketException with no associated detail message.

public SocketException(String msg)

Parameters

msg: The detail message.

Description

This constructor creates a SocketException with the specified detail message.

Inherited Methods

Method	Inherited From	Method	Inherited From
`clone()`	`Object`	`equals(Object)`	`Object`
`fillInStackTrace()`	`Throwable`	`finalize()`	`Object`
`getClass()`	`Object`	`getLocalizedMessage()`	`Throwable`
`getMessage()`	`Throwable`	`hashCode()`	`Object`
`notify()`	`Object`	`notifyAll()`	`Object`
`printStackTrace()`	`Throwable`	`printStackTrace(PrintStream)`	`Throwable`
`printStackTrace(PrintWriter)`	`Throwable`	`toString()`	`Throwable`
`wait()`	`Object`	`wait(long)`	`Object`
`wait(long, int)`	`Object`