visad.data

Class SocketDataSource

java.lang.Object

visad.data.LinkedDataSource

visad.data.SocketDataSource

public class SocketDataSource
extends LinkedDataSource

A class for linking a socket stream to a DataReference. Whenever the source data changes, the source presumably sends the change through the linked socket, and the DataReference is set to point at the new data.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SocketDataSource(java.lang.String name) Construct a SocketDataSource with the given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.net.Socket	getSocket() Return the socket connection for this SocketDataSource.
void	open(java.lang.String id) Link to the given socket, updating the local data whenever an update event is sent through that socket.
void	writeObject(java.lang.Object o) Writes the specified object out to the socket.

Methods inherited from class visad.data.LinkedDataSource

dataChanged, getName, getReference, isAlive

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SocketDataSource

public SocketDataSource(java.lang.String name)

Construct a SocketDataSource with the given name.

Method Detail

open

public void open(java.lang.String id)
          throws java.io.IOException,
                 VisADException,
                 java.rmi.RemoteException

Link to the given socket, updating the local data whenever an update event is sent through that socket.

Specified by:

open in class LinkedDataSource

Throws:

java.io.IOException

VisADException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getSocket

public java.net.Socket getSocket()

Return the socket connection for this SocketDataSource.

writeObject

public void writeObject(java.lang.Object o)

Writes the specified object out to the socket.