com.sun.sgs.io

Interface Endpoint<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the address family encapsulated by this Endpoint

All Known Implementing Classes:

SocketEndpoint

public interface Endpoint<T>

Represents an abstract remote communication endpoint. Implementations of Endpoint encapsulate the active connection-creation mechanism for particular address families (such as SocketAddress).

Active connection initiation is accomplished by obtaining an Endpoint's Connector via createConnector().

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Connector<T>	createConnector() Creates a Connector for actively initiating a connection to this remote Endpoint.
T	getAddress() Returns the address of type T encapsulated by this Endpoint.

Method Detail

createConnector

Connector<T> createConnector()
                             throws IOException

Creates a Connector for actively initiating a connection to this remote Endpoint.

Returns:

a Connector configured to connect to this Endpoint

Throws:

IOException - if a connector cannot be created

getAddress

T getAddress()

Returns the address of type T encapsulated by this Endpoint.

Returns:

the address encapsulated by this Endpoint