client
Class ChatClient

java.lang.Object
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  +--ocsf.client.AbstractClient
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        +--client.ChatClient

public class ChatClient

extends AbstractClient

This class overrides some of the methods defined in the abstract superclass in order to give more functionality to the client.

Field Summary

(package private) ChatIF

clientUI The interface type variable.

Fields inherited from class ocsf.client.AbstractClient

clientReader, clientSocket, host, input, output, port, readyToStop

Constructor Summary

ChatClient(java.lang.String host, int port, ChatIF clientUI)
Constructs an instance of the chat client.

Method Summary

void	handleMessageFromClientUI(java.lang.String message) This method handles all data coming from the UI
void	handleMessageFromServer(java.lang.Object msg) This method handles all data that comes in from the server.
void	quit() This method terminates the client.

Methods inherited from class ocsf.client.AbstractClient

closeAll, closeConnection, connectionClosed, connectionEstablished, connectionException, getHost, getInetAddress, getPort, isConnected, openConnection, run, sendToServer, setHost, setPort

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, registerNatives, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

clientUI

ChatIF clientUI

The interface type variable. It allows the implementation of the display method in the client.

Constructor Detail

ChatClient

public ChatClient(java.lang.String host,
                  int port,
                  ChatIF clientUI)
           throws java.io.IOException

Constructs an instance of the chat client.

Parameters:

host - The server to connect to.

port - The port number to connect on.

clientUI - The interface type variable.

Method Detail

handleMessageFromServer

public void handleMessageFromServer(java.lang.Object msg)

This method handles all data that comes in from the server.

Parameters:

msg - The message from the server.

Overrides:

handleMessageFromServer in class AbstractClient

handleMessageFromClientUI

public void handleMessageFromClientUI(java.lang.String message)

This method handles all data coming from the UI

Parameters:

message - The message from the UI.

quit

public void quit()

This method terminates the client.