java - How to set timeout on client socket connection?

Question

I am trying to set the timeout of a connection on the client socket in java. I have set a default connect timeout to 2000, i.e:

this.socket.connect(this.socketAdd, timeOut);

This I am trying on a web application. When a user makes a request, I am passing values to socket server, but if I don't receive any response in 5 secs the socket should disconnect. But in my case the whole request is getting submitted once again. Can any one please tell me where am I going wrong?

I want to cut the socket connection, if I don't get any response in 5 secs. How can I set it? Any sample code would help.

Answer 1

You can even try for :

Socket client=new Socket();   
client.connect(new InetSocketAddress(hostip,port_num),connection_time_out);