source: trunk/src/gcc/libjava/java/net/SocketOptions.java@ 2

/* SocketOptions.java -- Implements options for sockets (duh!)
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package java.net;

/**
 * Written using on-line Java Platform 1.2 API Specification.
 * Status:  Believed complete and correct.
 */

/**
  * This interface is used by <code>SocketImpl</code> and 
  * <code>DatagramSocketImpl</code> to implement options
  * on sockets.  
  *
  * @since 1.2
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  * @author Warren Levy <warrenl@cygnus.com>
  */
public interface SocketOptions
{

/*************************************************************************/

/*
 * Static Variables
 */

/**
  * Option id for the SO_LINGER value
  */
static final int SO_LINGER = 0x80; // 128

/**
  * Option id for the SO_TIMEOUT value
  */
static final int SO_TIMEOUT = 0x1006; // 4102

/**
  * Retrieve the local address to which the socket is bound.
  */
static final int SO_BINDADDR = 0x0F; // 15

/**
  * Option id for the send buffer size
  * @since 1.2
  */
static final int SO_SNDBUF = 0x1001; // 4097

/**
  * Option id for the receive buffer size
  * @since 1.2
  */
static final int SO_RCVBUF = 0x1002; // 4098

/**
  * Sets the SO_REUSEADDR parameter on a socket
  */
static final int SO_REUSEADDR = 0x04; // 4

/**
  * Option id for the TCP_NODELAY value
  */
static final int TCP_NODELAY = 0x01; // 1

/**
  * Options id for the IP_MULTICAST_IF value
  */
static final int IP_MULTICAST_IF = 0x10; // 16

/*************************************************************************/

/*
 * Interface Methods
 */

/**
  * Sets the specified option on a socket to the passed in object.  For
  * options that take an integer argument, the passed in object is an
  * <code>Integer</code>.  For options that are set to on or off, the
  * value passed will be a <code>Boolean</code>.   The <code>option_id</code> 
  * parameter is one of the defined constants in this interface.
  *
  * @param option_id The identifier of the option
  * @param val The value to set the option to
  *
  * @exception SocketException If an error occurs
  */
void
setOption(int option_id, Object val) throws SocketException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns the current setting of the specified option.  The 
  * <code>Object</code> returned will be an <code>Integer</code> for options 
  * that have integer values.  For options that are set to on or off, a 
  * <code>Boolean</code> will be returned.   The <code>option_id</code>
  * is one of the defined constants in this interface.
  *
  * @param option_id The option identifier
  *
  * @return The current value of the option
  *
  * @exception SocketException If an error occurs
  */
Object
getOption(int option_id) throws SocketException;

} // interface SocketOptions