Internal Implementation of ServerSocket.accept() method?

Question

Everyone is aware of socket programming in java. we write a code as below:

 ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(1234);
 Socket server = serverSocket.accept();

We know that we create object of serverSocket and next we write serverSocket.accept(); code to receive client request. we know that serverSocket.accept(); wait until new request comes.

but my question is : what serverSocket.accept(); method does internally? might be is running in while loop ? how server identify that any new request is came to serve ? what is the internal implmentation of serverSocket.accept(); method? Any One has idea about this?

You can go inside that method and see. You can go line by line with debugger too. — Ruchira Gayan Ranaweera, Sep 19 '14 at 07:07
Why is this tagged c# also? I guess the "internal" functionality depends on the OS if not the System architechture. — Fildor, Sep 19 '14 at 07:42
Because I use C# and Java. both are same in major cases related to their functionality. — Vishvesh Phadnis, Sep 19 '14 at 07:45

Stephen C · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-19T13:39:49.970

On Linux, the ServerSocket.accept() ultimately (in native code) does an accept syscall (see man 2 accept) which blocks waiting for a suitable incoming connection.

There is no while loop in the Java code or in the native code. I've no idea what happens inside the Linux kernel, but at that point this is no longer a Java question.

The same would probably apply for Java on Windows, and for C# or any other programming language that you cared to consider.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '14 at 07:08

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You can find this by your own.

public Socket accept() throws IOException {
    if (isClosed())
        throw new SocketException("Socket is closed");
    if (!isBound())
        throw new SocketException("Socket is not bound yet");
    Socket s = new Socket((SocketImpl) null);
    implAccept(s);
    return s;
}

How accept() works?

answered Sep 19 '14 at 07:08

Ruchira Gayan Ranaweera

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I know above code available in ServerSocket class. my question is how internally works? I'm looking for in-depth answer – Vishvesh Phadnis Sep 19 '14 at 07:18

Internal Implementation of ServerSocket.accept() method?

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