SocketFactory
Class SocketFactory
- java.lang.Object
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- javax.net.SocketFactory
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- SSLSocketFactory
public abstract class SocketFactory extends Object
This class creates sockets. It may be subclassed by other factories, which create particular subclasses of sockets and thus provide a general framework for the addition of public socket-level functionality.
Socket factories are a simple way to capture a variety of policies related to the sockets being constructed, producing such sockets in a way which does not require special configuration of the code which asks for the sockets:
- Due to polymorphism of both factories and sockets, different kinds of sockets can be used by the same applica
