ch.aplu.android.bluetooth

Class BluetoothServer

java.lang.Object

ch.aplu.android.bluetooth.BluetoothServer

public class BluetoothServer
extends java.lang.Object

Class to create a client that connects to a server via Bluetooth. Keep in mind that a server must be up and running before any client can connect.

You must add the following two lines as second to last lines in AndroidManifest.xml (the line before </manifest>):
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BluetoothServer(android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter adapter, java.lang.String serviceName, BluetoothServerListener listener) Creates a BluetoothServer instance, registers the given BluetoothServerListener and starts a server thread that waits for an incomming client connection request.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	abort() Closes open streams and the server socket.
java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() Returns the InputStream of the Bluetooth connection.
java.io.OutputStream	getOutputStream() Returns the OutputStream of the Bluetooth connection.
android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket	getSocket() Returns the Bluetooth socket of the current connection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BluetoothServer

public BluetoothServer(android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter adapter,
               java.lang.String serviceName,
               BluetoothServerListener listener)

Creates a BluetoothServer instance, registers the given BluetoothServerListener and starts a server thread that waits for an incomming client connection request. The standard RFCOMM UUID 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB is used. If Bluetooth device is disabled, it is enabled now. When the server is waiting for a connection, it is discoverable, even if the discoverability is not manually turn on.

Parameters:

adapter - the BluetoothAdapter for this device

serviceName - the name of the service to install

listener - the BluetoothServerListener that gets a notification when a client connects

Method Detail

getInputStream

public java.io.InputStream getInputStream()

Returns the InputStream of the Bluetooth connection.

Returns:

InputStream or null, if not connected

getOutputStream

public java.io.OutputStream getOutputStream()

Returns the OutputStream of the Bluetooth connection.

Returns:

OutputStream or null, if not connected

getSocket

public android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket getSocket()

Returns the Bluetooth socket of the current connection.

Returns:

Bluetooth socket or null, if not connected

abort

public void abort()

Closes open streams and the server socket. Terminates a blocking ServerSocket.accept() and releases all resources. This instance of BluetoothServer may not be used any more.