(Java) Example: Socket.DupSocket method

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkSocket socket = new CkSocket();
    boolean success = socket.Connect("example.com",443,true,5000);

    // ...
    // ...

    // Duplicate the socket to share the same connection across threads.
    // In a multithreaded application, each thread should use its own socket object. For example:

    // - The main thread can use the original socket for reading.
    // - A secondary thread can use a duplicate for writing.
    // - Another thread can use a separate duplicate to monitor the connection status.

    CkSocket socket_for_sending = new CkSocket();
    success = socket.DupSocket(socket_for_sending);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(socket.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkSocket socket_for_monitor = new CkSocket();
    success = socket.DupSocket(socket_for_monitor);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(socket.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // All three socket objects: socket, socket_for_sending, and socket_for_monitor share the same underlying connection.
  }
}