// This example is from the book _Java in a Nutshell_ by David Flanagan. // Written by David Flanagan. Copyright (c) 1996 O'Reilly & Associates. // You may study, use, modify, and distribute this example for any purpose. // This example is provided WITHOUT WARRANTY either expressed or implied. import java.io.*; import java.net.*; // This program waits to receive datagrams sent to port 6010. // When it receives one, it displays the sending host and port, // and prints the contents of the datagram as a string. public class UDPReceive { static final int port = 6010; public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { byte[] buffer = new byte[1024]; String s; // Create a socket to listen on the port. DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket(port); for(;;) { // Create a packet with an empty buffer to receive data // Bug workaround: create a new packet each time through the loop. // If we create the packet outside of this loop, then it seems to // loose track of its buffer size, and incoming packets are // truncated. DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(buffer, buffer.length); // Wait to receive a datagram socket.receive(packet); // Convert the contents to a string s = new String(buffer, 0, 0, packet.getLength()); // And display them System.out.println("UDPReceive: received from " + packet.getAddress().getHostName() + ":" + packet.getPort() + ": " + s); } } }