File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
TimeTCPClient.java	API Doc	Apache Commons NET 1.4.1 API	3886	Sat Dec 03 10:05:48 GMT 2005	org.apache.commons.net

TimeTCPClient

• java.lang.Object
  • SocketClient

Fields Summary
public static final int	DEFAULT_PORT The default time port. It is set to 37 according to RFC 868.
public static final long	SECONDS_1900_TO_1970 The number of seconds between 00:00 1 January 1900 and 00:00 1 January 1970. This value can be useful for converting time values to other formats.

Constructors Summary
public TimeTCPClient() The default TimeTCPClient constructor. It merely sets the default port to DEFAULT_PORT . setDefaultPort(DEFAULT_PORT);

Methods Summary
public java.util.Date	getDate() Retrieves the time from the server and returns a Java Date containing the time converted to the local timezone. The server will have closed the connection at this point, so you should call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } after calling this method. To retrieve another time, you must initiate another connection with {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect } before calling getDate() again. return A Date value containing the time retrieved from the server converted to the local timezone. exception IOException If an error occurs while fetching the time. return new Date((getTime() - SECONDS_1900_TO_1970)*1000L);
public long	getTime() Retrieves the time from the server and returns it. The time is the number of seconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 GMT, as specified by RFC 868. This method reads the raw 32-bit big-endian unsigned integer from the server, converts it to a Java long, and returns the value. The server will have closed the connection at this point, so you should call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } after calling this method. To retrieve another time, you must initiate another connection with {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect } before calling getTime() again. return The time value retrieved from the server. exception IOException If an error occurs while fetching the time. DataInputStream input; input = new DataInputStream(_input_); return (long)(input.readInt() & 0xffffffffL);