//*********************************************************************//
// The OnClick for the "connect"command button. Create a new client //
// socket. Much of this code is exception processing. //
//*********************************************************************//
private void buttonConnect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
localIP = txtLocalIP.Text;
myID = Convert.ToInt32(txtLocalID.Text);
try
{
socketClient = new TcpClient(serverName, serverPort);
}
catch (Exception ee)
{
listBoxOutput.Items.Add("Error in connecting to server"); //Console is a sealed object; we
listBoxOutput.Items.Add(ee.Message); //can't make it, we can just access
labelStatus.Text = "Error " + ee.Message;
labelStatus.BackColor = Color.Red;
}
if (socketClient == null)
{
listBoxOutput.Items.Add("Socket not connected");
}
else
{
//**************************************************//
// Make some streams. They have rather more //
// capabilities than just a socket. With this type //
// of socket, we can't read from it and write to it //
// directly. //
//**************************************************//
connectionStream = socketClient.GetStream();
inStream = new BinaryReader(connectionStream);
outStream = new BinaryWriter(connectionStream);
listBoxOutput.Items.Add("Socket connected to " + serverName);
labelStatus.BackColor = Color.Green;
labelStatus.Text = "Connected to " + serverName;
//**********************************************************//
// Discale connect button (we can only connect once) and //
// enable other components. //
//**********************************************************//
buttonConnect.Enabled = false;
btnChange.Enabled = true;
btnControl.Enabled = true;
btnOff.Enabled = true;
//INSTANTIATING THE CONNECTION OBJECT
threadConnection = new ThreadConnection(uiContext, socketClient, this);
//WHERE THE THREAD THAT RUNS THIS CONNECTION BEGINS
Thread threadRunner = new Thread(new ThreadStart(threadConnection.run));
threadRunner.Start();
Console.WriteLine("Created new connection class");
}
}
//*********************************************************************//
// The OnClick for the "connect"command button. Create a new client //
// socket. Much of this code is exception processing. //
//*********************************************************************//
private void buttonConnect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
socketClient = new TcpClient(serverName, serverPort);
}
catch (Exception ee)
{
listBoxOutput.Items.Add("Error in connecting to server"); //Console is a sealed object; we
listBoxOutput.Items.Add(ee.Message); //can't make it, we can just access
labelStatus.Text = "Error " + ee.Message;
labelStatus.BackColor = Color.Red;
}
if (socketClient == null)
{
listBoxOutput.Items.Add("Socket not connected");
}
else
{
//**************************************************//
// Make some streams. They have rather more //
// capabilities than just a socket. With this type //
// of socket, we can't read from it and write to it //
// directly. //
//**************************************************//
connectionStream = socketClient.GetStream();
inStream = new BinaryReader(connectionStream);
outStream = new BinaryWriter(connectionStream);
listBoxOutput.Items.Add("Socket connected to " + serverName);
labelStatus.BackColor = Color.Green;
labelStatus.Text = "Connected to " + serverName;
//**********************************************************//
// Discale connect button (we can only connect once) and //
// enable other components. //
//**********************************************************//
buttonConnect.Enabled = false;
//***********************************************************//
//We have now accepted a connection. //
// //
//There are several ways to do this next bit. Here I make a//
//network stream and use it to create two other streams, an //
//input and an output stream. Life gets easier at that //
//point. //
//***********************************************************//
threadConnection = new ThreadConnection(uiContext, socketClient, this);
//***********************************************************//
// Create a new Thread to manage the connection that receives//
// data. If you are a Java programmer, this looks like a //
// load of hokum cokum.. //
//***********************************************************//
Thread threadRunner = new Thread(new ThreadStart(threadConnection.run));
threadRunner.Start();
Console.WriteLine("Created new connection class");
}
}
