This tutorial is an introduction to socket programming in Java, starting with a simple client-server example demonstrating the basic features of Java I/O. You’ll be introduced to both the ...

After a connection between the server and client, i.e., after the server process and the client process are established, they can communicate for the purpose of exchanging data using sockets.

A client socket in one computer uses a predetermined network address to "call" a server socket on another computer. Once the appropriate sockets are engaged, the two computers can then exchange ...