javax.comm
Class CommPort

java.lang.Object
  javax.comm.CommPort

Direct Known Subclasses:

SerialPort

public abstract class CommPort
extends Object

Base class for all communications ports

Field Summary

protected String

name The name of this CommPort.

Constructor Summary

protected

CommPort() Constructs a CommPort.

Method Summary

void	close() Closes this port.
abstract InputStream	getInputStream() Gets the InputStream for this port.
String	getName() Gets the name of this port.
abstract OutputStream	getOutputStream() Gets the OutputStream for this port.
String	toString() Returns the String name of this port.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait

Field Detail

name

protected String name

The name of this CommPort.

Constructor Detail

CommPort

protected CommPort()

Constructs a CommPort.

Method Detail

close

public void close()

Closes this port.

getInputStream

public abstract InputStream getInputStream()
                                    throws IOException

Gets the InputStream for this port.

Returns:

InputStream for this port

Throws:

IOException

getName

public String getName()

Gets the name of this port.

Returns:

port name

getOutputStream

public abstract OutputStream getOutputStream()
                                      throws IOException

Gets the OutputStream for this port.

Returns:

OutputStream for this port

Throws:

IOException

toString

public String toString()

Returns the String name of this port.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

String identifier for port