DatagramSocket.receive

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Syntax

public synchronized void receive( DatagramPacket p ) throws IOException

Parameters

p: the DatagramPacket into which to place the incoming data.

Description

Receives a datagram packet from this socket. When this method returns, the DatagramPacket's buffer is filled with the data received. The datagram packet also contains the sender's IP address, and the port number on the sender's machine.

This method blocks until a datagram is received. The length field of the datagram packet object contains the length of the received message. If the message is longer than the buffer length, the message is truncated.

Exceptions

IOException if an I/O error occurs.