Class FileSender

java.lang.Object
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public class FileSender

extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

FileSender(java.lang.String file)
Obtains the name of the file to be sent across to the client.

Method Summary

byte[]	readFile(java.lang.String name) Reads in the data from the file specifited by String name into a byte array and returns it.
void	runServer() Initializes the server.
void	sendFile(java.io.DataOutputStream ops, byte[] buf) Sends the data contained in the byte array through the DataOutputStream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FileSender

public FileSender(java.lang.String file)

Obtains the name of the file to be sent across to the client.

Parameters:

file - a string indicating the name of the file to be sent.

Method Detail

runServer

public void runServer()

Initializes the server. This method will wait for a connection from a client and establish a TCP/IP connection. Upon receiving a request from the client for a file, the byte array of the file will be sent by a call to the sendPic method.

Returns:

void

readFile

public byte[] readFile(java.lang.String name)
                throws java.io.IOException

Reads in the data from the file specifited by String name into a byte array and returns it.

Parameters:

name - the name of the file to be read

Returns:

the buffer containing the file data.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

sendFile

public void sendFile(java.io.DataOutputStream ops,
                     byte[] buf)
              throws java.io.IOException

Sends the data contained in the byte array through the DataOutputStream. An int representing the size of the byte array will be sent first. The actual data contained in the array will follow.

Parameters:

ops - the DataOutputStream buf[] the byte array to send

Returns:

void

Throws:

java.io.IOException