try {
// Check the number of arguments
if (args.length < 3)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Wrong number of arguments");
// Parse the arguments
String host = args[0];
int port = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
// Figure out the message to send.
// If the third argument is -f, then send the contents of the file
// specified as the fourth argument. Otherwise, concatenate the
// third and all remaining arguments and send that.
byte[] message;
if (args[2].equals("-f")) {
File f = new File(args[3]);
int len = (int)f.length(); // figure out how big the file is
message = new byte[len]; // create a buffer big enough
FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(f);
int bytes_read = 0, n;
do { // loop until we've read it all
n = in.read(message, bytes_read, len-bytes_read);
bytes_read += n;
} while((bytes_read < len) && (n != -1));
}
else { // Otherwise, just combine all the remaining arguments.
String msg = args[2];
for (int i = 3; i < args.length; i++) msg += " " + args[i];
message = msg.getBytes();
}
// Get the internet address of the specified host
InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByName(host);
// Initialize a datagram packet with data and address
DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(message, message.length,
address, port);
// Create a datagram socket, send the packet through it, close it.
DatagramSocket dsocket = new DatagramSocket();
dsocket.send(packet);
dsocket.close();
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e);
System.err.println("Usage: java UDPSend <hostname> <port> <msg>...\n" +
" or: java UDPSend <hostname> <port> -f <file>");
}
