org.eclipse.jdt.launching
Class SocketUtil

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.eclipse.jdt.launching.SocketUtil

public class SocketUtil

extends Object

Utility class to find a port to debug on.

Constructor Summary

SocketUtil()

Method Summary

static int

findUnusedLocalPort(String host, int searchFrom, int searchTo) Returns a free port number on the specified host within the given range, or -1 if none found.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SocketUtil

public SocketUtil()

Method Detail

findUnusedLocalPort

public static int findUnusedLocalPort(String host,
                                      int searchFrom,
                                      int searchTo)

Returns a free port number on the specified host within the given range, or -1 if none found.

Parameters:

host - name or IP addres of host on which to find a free port

searchFrom - the port number from which to start searching

searchTo - the port number at which to stop searching

Returns:

a free port in the specified range, or -1 of none found