Checking if a ClientSocket has disconnected in java hangs

Question

This is a follow up to:

this question

Basically, I have a server loop that manages a connection to one solitary client. At one point in the loop, if a Clien

Answer 1

You should add error checking in your disconnection detection. Sometimes an IOException may be thrown when the connection to the other end is lost.

I am afraid that threading is unavoidable here. If you don't want to block the execution of your code, you need to create a separate thread.