Networking --> Constantly reading in background.

[grande]

Hi all,

How would I create a connection that would constantly be waiting for input from another computer, but still allowing the user to do work in the foreground? I assume it has something to do with multi-threading, but I'm not exactly sure how.

Thanks in advance!

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[stefanwagner]

Yes. Create a server thread.

Here is a Java-Network-Programming FAQ:

http://www.davidreilly.com/java/java_network_programming/

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[grande]

While that website had a lot of good information, it didn't quite answer my question.

I've looked at examples online, but all I can find are connections that send information, then close. I want to send information, wait for a response, send some more stuff, etc.

Thanks again,

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[stefanwagner]

Hm. Well - I only had a quick view to that side - it's not very informative and 6 years old.
Here is a 4 years old page, with a whole example:

http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2002/tt1119.html#2

If you allways send requests and expect response, you don't need a server-socket.

If you expect 'response' without request, you act as a server yourself, and need server-sockets too.

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