Connect a TCP or TLS Socket

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Demonstrates Socket.Connect, which establishes a TCP connection to a host and port. Setting the TLS argument to _TRUE_ performs a TLS handshake after the TCP connection succeeds.

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[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkSocket socket = new CkSocket();

    //  Connect to the server using TLS.  The 3rd argument enables the TLS handshake after the TCP
    //  connection succeeds; the 4th is the maximum time to wait, in milliseconds.
    boolean bTls = true;
    int maxWaitMs = 5000;
    success = socket.Connect("example.com",5000,bTls,maxWaitMs);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(socket.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  StringCharset controls the character encoding used when sending and receiving text.
    socket.put_StringCharset("utf-8");

    //  The socket is now connected and ready to send and receive data using whatever protocol the
    //  application implements.
    System.out.println("Connected: " + socket.get_IsConnected());

    //  Close the connection when finished.  The argument is the maximum time to wait for a clean
    //  shutdown, in milliseconds.
    success = socket.Close(1000);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(socket.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }
  }
}