Mega Code Archive
A server can use specialized streams to deliver typed data
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import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.Socket;
public class DataServer {
public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
ServerSocket ssock = new ServerSocket(1234);
while (true) {
System.out.println("Listening");
Socket sock = ssock.accept();
DataOutputStream dstream = new DataOutputStream(sock
.getOutputStream());
dstream.writeFloat(3.14159265f);
dstream.close();
sock.close();
}
}
}
class DataClient {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
Socket sock = new Socket(args[0], 1234);
DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(sock.getInputStream());
float f = dis.readFloat();
System.out.println("PI=" + f);
dis.close();
sock.close();
}
}
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