org.dstadler.commons.net

Class SocketUtils

java.lang.Object

org.dstadler.commons.net.SocketUtils

public final class SocketUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Various utilities related to sockets.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	getNextFreePort(int portRangeStart, int portRangeEnd) Method that is used to find the next available port.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getNextFreePort

public static int getNextFreePort(int portRangeStart,
                                  int portRangeEnd)
                           throws java.io.IOException

Method that is used to find the next available port. It used the two constants PORT_RANGE_START and PORT_RANGE_END defined above to limit the range of ports that are tried.

Parameters:

portRangeStart - The first port that is tried

portRangeEnd - The last port that is tried

Returns:

A port number that can be used.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If no available port is found.