Java API Tutorial - Java Socket .setReuseAddress (boolean on)

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Syntax

Socket.setReuseAddress(boolean on) has the following syntax.

public void setReuseAddress(boolean on)   throws SocketException

Example

In the following code shows how to use Socket.setReuseAddress(boolean on) method.

import java.net.Socket;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Socket client = new Socket("google.com", 80);
    client.setReuseAddress(true);
    System.out.println(client.getReuseAddress());

    client.close();
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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