Class ChatClient

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.Component
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           +----java.awt.Container
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                   +----java.awt.Panel
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                           +----java.applet.Applet
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                                   +----ClientTemplate
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                                           +----ChatClient

public class ChatClient

extends ClientTemplate

host

chat server host

port

chat server port

Author:

Tomer Klainer

mandor@cs.huji.ac.il

See Also:

ChatServer, ChatClientThread

ChatClient()

create applet and initialize variables

broadcastRequest(String)

broadcast callback - send message to server if connection is made

connect(String)

connect callback - create connection if username is present and the client is not already connected

destroy()

destroy applet - close connection and kill thread

disconnect()

disconnect callback - close connection and kill thread

start()

get applet parameters, it should be done in the init method, but it is declared final and can't be overridden.

  public ChatClient()

create applet and initialize variables

  public void start()

get applet parameters, it should be done in the init method, but it is declared final and can't be overridden.

Overrides:

start in class Applet

  public void connect(String username)

connect callback - create connection if username is present and the client is not already connected

Parameters:

username - user name

Overrides:

connect in class ClientTemplate

  public void disconnect()

disconnect callback - close connection and kill thread

Overrides:

disconnect in class ClientTemplate

  public void broadcastRequest(String message)

broadcast callback - send message to server if connection is made

Parameters:

message - the message

Overrides:

broadcastRequest in class ClientTemplate

  public void destroy()

destroy applet - close connection and kill thread

Overrides:

destroy in class Applet