ChatClient

ChatClient.java

/*
 * This is the Client aspect of the Serv/Client messaging
 * author Angel Rojas
 * ChatClient.java
 */
package chatclient;     // The Class is chatclient.ChatClient

import java.net.*;  // THIS HAD TO GO UNDER 'package chatclient;' for some reason.
import java.io.*;

public class ChatClient implements Runnable {

    //Varaibles
    Socket s;
    DataOutputStream dos;
    DataInputStream dis;
    BufferedReader br;
    String usr;
    Thread th;
    //InetAddress.getByName("localhost").getHostAddress()           //this would grab the localhost i.p.
    InetAddress localhost = InetAddress.getByName("localhost");     //works getting the localhost i.p. addr

    ChatClient()  throws Exception
    {
        s = new Socket("localhost",3001);        //replace 'localhost' with your i.p. if not working
        dos = new DataOutputStream(s.getOutputStream());
        dis = new DataInputStream(s.getInputStream());
        br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        th = new Thread(this);
        th.start();

        while (true) {         // running infinitely
            System.out.println(dis.readUTF());   //Print out anything read in from DataInputStream
        }
    }

public void run()
    {
        while (true)  // running infinitely
        { 
            try       // try-catch Exception needed
            {
            usr = br.readLine();  //string usr= user input
            dos.writeUTF(usr);    //Output what was read in from user (write message to server)
            } catch (Exception e) {}
        }
    }

public static void main(String[] args) 
{
        try { new ChatClient(); } catch (Exception e) {}  // Construct new, with the values for the vars used
    }
}