java.net.Socket.close() and getInputStream

[HK]

Hi,

after obtaining an InputStream from a Socket,
do I have to close it seperately or does it
suffice to close the Socket itself?

Thanks,
Harald.

 

[Gordon Beaton]

after obtaining an InputStream from a Socket, do I have to close it
seperately or does it suffice to close the Socket itself?

You should close the InputStream. It will close the Socket for you.

If you wrap the InputStream in another stream type, close that
instead. In other words, always close the *outermost* stream.

/gordon

 

[Martin A]

You should close the InputStream. It will close the Socket for you.

Is it possible to close a Socket's InputStream but not close the Socket,
and then use its OutputStream for example?

 

[Gordon Beaton]

Is it possible to close a Socket's InputStream but not close the
Socket, and then use its OutputStream for example?

Socket.shutdownInput() in that case.

/gordon