Java API Tutorial - Java Socket.close()








Syntax

Socket.close() has the following syntax.

public void close()  throws IOException

Example

In the following code shows how to use Socket.close() method.

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import java.net.Socket;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Socket client = new Socket("google.com", 80);

    System.out.println("Just connected to " + client.getRemoteSocketAddress());

    client.close();
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.