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Class magician.Four11.Four11Stub 

java.lang.Object
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public class Four11Stub
extends Object
The Four11Stub class is used by a client wishing to obtain information from the Four11 server. See the description of the Four11 class for an example of its use.

See Also:
Four11

Constructor Index

o Four11Stub()
Default constructor reads configuration file "Four11.conf" to obtain name of the machine hosting the Four11 server and the port it listens to.
o Four11Stub(String, int)
Use this constructor to use a Four11 server not written in the configuration file.

Method Index

o getID()
returns connection identifier for active node
o send(String)
sends the request to the Four11 server.
o sendBye(String)
sends a message to the Four11 server.

Constructors

o Four11Stub 
 public Four11Stub()
Default constructor reads configuration file "Four11.conf" to obtain name of the machine hosting the Four11 server and the port it listens to.

o Four11Stub 
 public Four11Stub(String newServer,
                   int newPort)
Use this constructor to use a Four11 server not written in the configuration file.

Parameters:
newServer - a String containing the fully qualified name of the host
newPort - the new port to be used

Methods

o getID 
 public int getID()
returns connection identifier for active node

Returns:
the connection identifier
o send 
 public String send(String message)
sends the request to the Four11 server. The client is expected to wait for the reply.

Parameters:
message - the request
Returns:
the reply string
o sendBye 
 public synchronized void sendBye(String message)
sends a message to the Four11 server. No reply is returned and the client is not expected to be waiting.

Parameters:
message - to send 
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