Class prominence.chat.ChatSystemClient 
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Class prominence.chat.ChatSystemClient 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.lang.Thread
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           +----prominence.msg.GenericClient
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                   +----prominence.chat.ChatSystemClient
public class ChatSystemClient
extends GenericClient
An extension to the GenericClient class that supports message source identification, i.e., the sender's name is included with a message if the destination implements the ChatClient interface.
See Also:
ChatSystemServer, ChatSystemHandler, GenericClient, ChatClient

Constructor Index

o ChatSystemClient(String, int, String)
Creates a new ChatSystemClient connecting to the specified server with the chosen name.

Method Index

o demux()
Demultiplexes incoming messages.

Constructors

o ChatSystemClient 
  public ChatSystemClient(String hostName,
                          int hostPort,
                          String name) throws IOException
Creates a new ChatSystemClient connecting to the specified server with the chosen name.
Parameters:
hostName - The name of the host to connect to
hostPort - The port on the host to connect to
name - The client name to use
Throws: IOException
Occurs when the remote host could not be contacted or the client name was already in use.
See Also:
GenericClient

Methods

o demux 
  protected void demux() throws IOException
Demultiplexes incoming messages. Strips the sender's name, the originating tool's name and routes the message to the appropriate tool.

Identifies the sender's name if the destination tool implements the ChatClient interface.

Throws: IOException
Occurs if there is a problem reading a message from the InputStream.
Overrides:
demux in class GenericClient
See Also:
receive, receive 
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