MulticastSocket
Class MulticastSocket
- java.lang.Object
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- java.net.DatagramSocket
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- java.net.MulticastSocket
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Closeable, AutoCloseable
public class MulticastSocket extends DatagramSocket
The multicast datagram socket class is useful for sending and receiving IP multicast packets. A MulticastSocket is a (UDP) DatagramSocket, with additional capabilities for joining "groups" of other multicast hosts on the internet.
A multicast group is specified by a class D IP address and by a standard UDP port number. Cl
