http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-net/: Apache Commons Net library contains a collection of network utilities and protocol implementations. Supported protocols include: Echo, Finger, FTP, NNTP, NTP, POP3(S), SMTP(S), Telnet, Whois (The Apache Software Foundation)
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package org.apache.commons.net.echo;

import java.io.InputStream;

import org.apache.commons.net.discard.DiscardTCPClient;


The EchoTCPClient class is a TCP implementation of a client for the Echo protocol described in RFC 862. To use the class, merely establish a connection with  connect and call  getOutputStream() to retrieve the echo output stream and getInputStream() to get the echo input stream. Don't close either stream when you're done using them. Rather, call  disconnect to clean up properly. 
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/***
 * The EchoTCPClient class is a TCP implementation of a client for the
 * Echo protocol described in RFC 862.  To use the class, merely
 * establish a connection with
 * {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect  connect }
 * and call {@link DiscardTCPClient#getOutputStream  getOutputStream() } to
 * retrieve the echo output stream and
 * {@link #getInputStream getInputStream() }
 *  to get the echo input stream.
 * Don't close either stream when you're done using them.  Rather, call
 * {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect  disconnect }
 * to clean up properly.
 *
 * @see EchoUDPClient
 * @see DiscardTCPClient
 ***/

public final class EchoTCPClient extends DiscardTCPClient
{
    
The default echo port.  It is set to 7 according to RFC 862. 
/*** The default echo port.  It is set to 7 according to RFC 862. ***/
    public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 7;

    
The default EchoTCPClient constructor.  It merely sets the default
port to  DEFAULT_PORT .

/***
     * The default EchoTCPClient constructor.  It merely sets the default
     * port to <code> DEFAULT_PORT </code>.
     ***/
    public EchoTCPClient ()
    {
        setDefaultPort(DEFAULT_PORT);
    }

    
Returns an InputStream from which you may read echoed data from the server. You should NOT close the InputStream when you're finished reading from it. Rather, you should call  disconnect to clean up properly. 
Returns:An InputStream from which you can read echoed data from the
        server.
/***
     * Returns an InputStream from which you may read echoed data from
     * the server.  You should NOT close the InputStream when you're finished
     * reading from it.  Rather, you should call
     * {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect  disconnect }
     * to clean up properly.
     *
     * @return An InputStream from which you can read echoed data from the
     *         server.
     ***/
    public InputStream getInputStream()
    {
        return _input_;
    }

}