Class MembershipKey
- java.lang.Object
-
- java.nio.channels.MembershipKey
public abstract class MembershipKey extends Object
A token representing the membership of an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast group.
A membership key may represent a membership to receive all datagrams sent to the group, or it may be source-specific, meaning that it represents a membership that receives only datagrams from a specific source address. Whether or not a membership key is source-specific may be determined by invoking its sourceAddress
method.
A membership key is valid upon creation and remains valid until the membership is dropped by invoking the drop
method, or the channel is closed. The validity of the membership key may be tested by invoking its isValid
method.
Where a membership key is not source-specific and the underlying operation system supports source filtering, then the block
and unblock
methods can be used to block or unblock multicast datagrams from particular source addresses.
- Since:
- 1.7
- See Also:
MulticastChannel
Constructor Summary
Modifier | Constructor | Description |
---|---|---|
protected | MembershipKey() | Initializes a new instance of this class. |
Method Summary
Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
---|---|---|
abstract MembershipKey | block(InetAddress source) | Block multicast datagrams from the given source address. |
abstract MulticastChannel | channel() | Returns the channel for which this membership key was created. |
abstract void | drop() | Drop membership. |
abstract InetAddress | group() | Returns the multicast group for which this membership key was created. |
abstract boolean | isValid() | Tells whether or not this membership is valid. |
abstract NetworkInterface | networkInterface() | Returns the network interface for which this membership key was created. |
abstract InetAddress | sourceAddress() | Returns the source address if this membership key is source-specific, or |
abstract MembershipKey | unblock(InetAddress source) | Unblock multicast datagrams from the given source address that was previously blocked using the |
Methods declared in class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
Constructor Detail
MembershipKey
protected MembershipKey()
Initializes a new instance of this class.
Method Detail
isValid
public abstract boolean isValid()
Tells whether or not this membership is valid.
A multicast group membership is valid upon creation and remains valid until the membership is dropped by invoking the drop
method, or the channel is closed.
- Returns:
-
true
if this membership key is valid,false
otherwise
drop
public abstract void drop()
Drop membership.
If the membership key represents a membership to receive all datagrams then the membership is dropped and the channel will no longer receive any datagrams sent to the group. If the membership key is source-specific then the channel will no longer receive datagrams sent to the group from that source address.
After membership is dropped it may still be possible to receive datagrams sent to the group. This can arise when datagrams are waiting to be received in the socket's receive buffer. After membership is dropped then the channel may join
the group again in which case a new membership key is returned.
Upon return, this membership object will be invalid
. If the multicast group membership is already invalid then invoking this method has no effect. Once a multicast group membership is invalid, it remains invalid forever.
block
public abstract MembershipKey block(InetAddress source) throws IOException
Block multicast datagrams from the given source address.
If this membership key is not source-specific, and the underlying operating system supports source filtering, then this method blocks multicast datagrams from the given source address. If the given source address is already blocked then this method has no effect. After a source address is blocked it may still be possible to receive datagrams from that source. This can arise when datagrams are waiting to be received in the socket's receive buffer.
- Parameters:
-
source
- The source address to block - Returns:
- This membership key
- Throws:
-
IllegalArgumentException
- If thesource
parameter is not a unicast address or is not the same address type as the multicast group -
IllegalStateException
- If this membership key is source-specific or is no longer valid -
UnsupportedOperationException
- If the underlying operating system does not support source filtering -
IOException
- If an I/O error occurs
unblock
public abstract MembershipKey unblock(InetAddress source)
Unblock multicast datagrams from the given source address that was previously blocked using the block
method.
- Parameters:
-
source
- The source address to unblock - Returns:
- This membership key
- Throws:
-
IllegalStateException
- If the given source address is not currently blocked or the membership key is no longer valid
channel
public abstract MulticastChannel channel()
Returns the channel for which this membership key was created. This method will continue to return the channel even after the membership becomes invalid
.
- Returns:
- the channel
group
public abstract InetAddress group()
Returns the multicast group for which this membership key was created. This method will continue to return the group even after the membership becomes invalid
.
- Returns:
- the multicast group
networkInterface
public abstract NetworkInterface networkInterface()
Returns the network interface for which this membership key was created. This method will continue to return the network interface even after the membership becomes invalid
.
- Returns:
- the network interface
sourceAddress
public abstract InetAddress sourceAddress()
Returns the source address if this membership key is source-specific, or null
if this membership is not source-specific.
- Returns:
- The source address if this membership key is source-specific, otherwise
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