Configuring a timeout in HttpURLConnection

Question

          Greetings,
          I am using HttpURLConnection class to do posts and then reading the response
          by opening an InputStream on the same connection.
          Is there some way of putting in a Timeout, such that, if I dont receive any response
          within that period, i cd disconnect or return.
          Thanks in advance...
          Regards
          Vinay S
          

Answer 1

Hi,
          No, you should be good to go. The HttpURLConnection.setTimeout(int) is all you need to
          call. It does essentially what the code at the url you sent me does. It sets the timeout
          value on the socket. You can drop the classes from logicamente.
          Bill
          Vinay S wrote:
          > Hey William,
          >
          > I am using wls 6.1sp2. Now, if i obtain the patch from support, would i still
          > need to use the classes from
          > http://www.logicamente.com/sockets.html, or there is a new way, using weblogic
          > patch?
          >
          > Regards
          > Vinay
          >
          > William Kemp <[email protected]> wrote:
          > >Hi,
          > >
          > >This feature was added in 6.1, but needs a patch to work correctly. The
          > >change request
          > >is CR055987 and has a patch for 6.1sp2. If I remember correctly, when
          > >the connection
          > >times out, an exception is thrown so that you can recover accordingly.
          > >Support can give
          > >you the patch.
          > >
          > >As an aside, I find it amazing that this was never an option to HttpURLConnection
          > >until
          > >1.4. We just added it because it seemed obvious. Maybe not to everybody.
          > >;-)
          > >
          > >Bill
          > >
          > >Vinay S wrote:
          > >
          > >> Thanks Dimitri.
          > >>
          > >> I am using and Sun JDK 1.3.1 (wls 6.1) and i tried the first option.
          > >There seems
          > >> to be a problem.
          > >> If the connection times out, no exception is thrown, it just waits
          > >there, it doesnt
          > >> even exit. Is there any workaround for this? I need to take some actions
          > >if the
          > >> connection timesout, but there seems to be no intimation.
          > >>
          > >> any suggetions?
          > >>
          > >> Regards
          > >> Vinay
          > >>
          > >> "Dimitri I. Rakitine" <[email protected]> wrote:
          > >> >For some strange reason this feature was not supported until 1.4.
          > >> >
          > >> >If you use Sun's JDK, this hack works:
          > >> >
          > >> >http://www.logicamente.com/sockets.html
          > >> >
          > >> >(or you can use a different HTTP client - http://www.innovation.ch/java/HTTPClient/
          > >> >for example).
          > >> >
          > >> >Vinay S <[email protected]> wrote:
          > >> >
          > >> >> Greetings,
          > >> >
          > >> >> I am using HttpURLConnection class to do posts and then reading
          > >the
          > >> >response
          > >> >> by opening an InputStream on the same connection.
          > >> >> Is there some way of putting in a Timeout, such that, if I dont
          > >receive
          > >> >any response
          > >> >> within that period, i cd disconnect or return.
          > >> >
          > >> >> Thanks in advance...
          > >> >
          > >> >> Regards
          > >> >> Vinay S
          > >> >
          > >> >--
          > >> >Dimitri
          > >