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package org.apache.commons.net.discard;

import java.io.OutputStream;

import org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient;

/**
 * The DiscardTCPClient class is a TCP implementation of a client for the Discard protocol described in RFC 863. To use the class, merely establish a connection
 * with {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect } and call {@link #getOutputStream getOutputStream() } to retrieve the discard output stream.
 * Don't close the output stream when you're done writing to it. Rather, call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } to clean up
 * properly.
 *
 * @see DiscardUDPClient
 */

public class DiscardTCPClient extends SocketClient {
    /** The default discard port. It is set to 9 according to RFC 863. */
    public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 9;

    /**
     * The default DiscardTCPClient constructor. It merely sets the default port to <code> DEFAULT_PORT </code>.
     */
    public DiscardTCPClient() {
        setDefaultPort(DEFAULT_PORT);
    }

    /**
     * Returns an OutputStream through which you may write data to the server. You should NOT close the OutputStream when you're finished reading from it.
     * Rather, you should call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } to clean up properly.
     *
     * @return An OutputStream through which you can write data to the server.
     */
    public OutputStream getOutputStream() {
        return _output_;
    }
}
