java.rmi.server
Interface RMIServerSocketFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

RMISocketFactory

public abstract interface RMIServerSocketFactory

An RMIServerSocketFactory instance is used by the RMI runtime in order to obtain server sockets for RMI calls. A remote object can be associated with an RMIServerSocketFactory when it is created/exported via the constructors or exportObject methods of java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject and java.rmi.activation.Activatable .

An RMIServerSocketFactory instance associated with a remote object is used to obtain the ServerSocket used to accept incoming calls from clients.

An RMIServerSocketFactory instance can also be associated with a remote object registry so that clients can use custom socket communication with a remote object registry.

Since:

JDK1.2

See Also:

UnicastRemoteObject, Activatable, LocateRegistry

Method Summary

ServerSocket

createServerSocket(int port) Create a server socket on the specified port (port 0 indicates an anonymous port).

Method Detail

createServerSocket

public ServerSocket createServerSocket(int port)
                                throws IOException

Create a server socket on the specified port (port 0 indicates an anonymous port).

Parameters:

port - the port number

Returns:

the server socket on the specified port

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs during server socket creation

Since:

JDK1.2