Reading each incoming string?

Question

How do I read each incoming string?
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
public class Mystic_Client{
     public static void main(String [] args){
          Local l = new Local();
          l.Run_Server();
          l.Output();
          InputThread it = new InputThread();
          it.start();
class Local{
     static boolean Alive = true;
     static Socket server;
     static BufferedReader input;
     static PrintWriter socket_out;
     public void Run_Server(){
          try{
               server = new Socket("127.0.0.1",27700);
               System.out.println("Connection Opened");
          }catch(Exception e){
               System.out.println(e);
               System.exit(0);
     public void Shutdown_Server(){
          try{
               Alive = false;
               InputThread it = new InputThread();
               input.close();
               socket_out.close();
               it.socket_in.close();
               server.close();
               System.exit(0);
          }catch(Exception e){
               System.exit(0);
     public void Output(){
          String handle;
          String input_message;
          try{
               input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
               socket_out = new PrintWriter(server.getOutputStream(),true);
               System.out.print("Handle - ");
               handle = input.readLine();
               for(;(input_message = input.readLine()) != null;){
                    if(input_message.equals("~disconnect")){
                         Shutdown_Server();
                    socket_out.println(handle + " <> " + input_message);
          }catch(Exception e){
               System.out.println(e);
               Shutdown_Server();
class InputThread extends Thread{
     Local l = new Local();
     static BufferedReader socket_in;
     String socket_in_message;
     public void run(){
          try{
               Socket server = l.server;
               socket_in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(server.getInputStream()));
               for(;l.Alive == true;){
          }catch(Exception e){
               System.out.println(e);
               l.Shutdown_Server();
}In the public void run() it suppost to check for new incoming strings to display for my chat program. I started to try something with a for loop, but I'm just not sure yet.
Please Help!
Thanks!

Answer 1

Shouldn't this work? It compiles, but it won't actually display incoming messages:
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
public class Mystic_Client{
     public static void main(String [] args){
          Local l = new Local();
          l.Run_Server();
          l.Output();
          InputThread it = new InputThread();
          it.start();
class Local{
     static boolean Alive = true;
     static Socket server;
     static BufferedReader input;
     static PrintWriter socket_out;
     public void Run_Server(){
          try{
               server = new Socket("127.0.0.1",27700);
               System.out.println("Connection Opened");
          }catch(Exception e){
               System.out.println(e);
               System.exit(0);
     public void Shutdown_Server(){
          try{
               Alive = false;
               InputThread it = new InputThread();
               input.close();
               socket_out.close();
               it.socket_in.close();
               server.close();
               System.exit(0);
          }catch(Exception e){
               System.exit(0);
     public void Output(){
          String handle;
          String input_message;
          try{
               input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
               socket_out = new PrintWriter(server.getOutputStream(),true);
               System.out.print("Handle - ");
               handle = input.readLine();
               for(;(input_message = input.readLine()) != null;){
                    if(input_message.equals("~disconnect")){
                         socket_out.println("~disconnect");
                         Shutdown_Server();
                    socket_out.println(handle + " <> " + input_message);
          }catch(Exception e){
               System.out.println(e);
               Shutdown_Server();
class InputThread extends Thread{
     Local l = new Local();
     static BufferedReader socket_in;
     static String socket_in_message;
     public void run(){
          try{
               Socket server = l.server;
               socket_in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(server.getInputStream()));
               for(;l.Alive == true;){
                    socket_in_message = socket_in.readLine();
                    System.out.println(socket_in_message);
          }catch(Exception e){
               System.out.println(e);
               l.Shutdown_Server();
}