(Android™) TCP/IP Socket Connect to Remote Host:Port

Demonstrates how to create a TCP/IP socket, connect to a remote host:port, and receive a "Hello World!" message.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkSocket socket = new CkSocket();

    // Connect to port 5555 of localhost.
    // The string "localhost" is for testing on a single computer.
    // It would typically be replaced with an IP hostname, such
    // as "www.chilkatsoft.com".
    boolean ssl = false;
    int maxWaitMillisec = 20000;
    boolean success = socket.Connect("localhost",5555,ssl,maxWaitMillisec);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, socket.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
    socket.put_MaxReadIdleMs(10000);
    socket.put_MaxSendIdleMs(10000);

    // Pretend, for the sake of the example, that the
    // ficticious server is going to send a "Hello World!" 
    // after accepting the connection.  
    // Note: Technically, the ReceiveString may not receive the
    // complete string, although it's highly probable given the short
    // length of the "Hello World!" message. 
    // See this Chilkat blog post for more information:
    // http://www.cknotes.com/?p=302
    String receivedMsg = socket.receiveString();
    if (socket.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, socket.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Close the connection with the server
    // Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
    success = socket.Close(20000);

    Log.i(TAG, receivedMsg);

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}