Receive a Single Byte from a Socket

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Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveByte, which reads exactly one byte and stores its numeric value in the ReceivedInt property. The argument selects signed or unsigned interpretation.

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Socket;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Socket socket = new Socket();

        // Connect to the server using TLS.
        boolean bTls = true;
        int maxWaitMs = 5000;
        try {
            socket.connect("example.com", 5000, bTls, maxWaitMs);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Read exactly one byte.  Its numeric value is stored in the ReceivedInt property.  Passing true
        // interprets the byte as unsigned (0 through 255); false interprets it as signed.
        boolean bUnsigned = true;
        try {
            socket.receiveByte(bUnsigned);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Received byte value: " + socket.getReceivedInt());
    }
}