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Java Socket Chat Client Example

This document describes a Java chat client that connects to a chat server and allows a user to send and receive messages. The client uses Swing for its GUI, with a text field to enter messages and a text area to display messages. It follows a chat protocol where it first submits a screen name to the server, and then can send and receive message strings once the name is accepted. The client connects to the server, reads lines from the input stream and handles messages starting with keywords to control the chat interaction and display messages to the user.

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Java Socket Chat Client Example

This document describes a Java chat client that connects to a chat server and allows a user to send and receive messages. The client uses Swing for its GUI, with a text field to enter messages and a text area to display messages. It follows a chat protocol where it first submits a screen name to the server, and then can send and receive message strings once the name is accepted. The client connects to the server, reads lines from the input stream and handles messages starting with keywords to control the chat interaction and display messages to the user.

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* with "NAMEACCEPTED" the client is now allowed to start * sending the server arbitrary strings to be broadcast to all * chatters connected to the server. When the server sends a * line beginning with "MESSAGE " then all characters following * this string should be displayed in its message area. */ public class ChatClient { BufferedReader in; PrintWriter out; JFrame frame = new JFrame("Chatter"); JTextField textField = new JTextField(40); JTextArea messageArea = new JTextArea(8, 40); /** * Constructs the client by laying out the GUI and registering a * listener with the textfield so that pressing Return in the * listener sends the textfield contents to the server. Note * however that the textfield is initially NOT editable, and * only becomes editable AFTER the client receives the NAMEACCEPTED * message from the server. */ public ChatClient() { // Layout GUI [Link](false); [Link](false); [Link]().add(textField, "North"); [Link]().add(new JScrollPane(messageArea), "Center"); [Link](); // Add Listeners [Link](new ActionListener() {

/** * Responds to pressing the enter key in the textfield by sending * the contents of the text field to the server. message. */ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { [Link]([Link]()); [Link](""); } }); } /** * Prompt for and return the address of the server. */ private String getServerAddress() { return [Link]( frame, "Enter IP Address of the Server:", "Welcome to the Chatter", JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE); } /** * Prompt for and return the desired screen name. */ private String getName() { return [Link]( frame, "Choose a screen name:", "Screen name selection", JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE); } /** Then clear * the text area in preparation for the next

* Connects to the server then enters the processing loop. */ private void run() throws IOException { // Make connection and initialize streams String serverAddress = getServerAddress(); Socket socket = new Socket(serverAddress, 9001); in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader( [Link]())); out = new PrintWriter([Link](), true); // Process all messages from server, according to the protocol. while (true) { String line = [Link](); if ([Link]("SUBMITNAME")) { [Link](getName()); } else if ([Link]("NAMEACCEPTED")) { [Link](true); } else if ([Link]("MESSAGE")) { [Link]([Link](8) + "\n"); } } } /** * Runs the client as an application with a closeable frame. */ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { ChatClient client = new ChatClient(); [Link](JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLO SE); [Link](true); [Link](); } }

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