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    017
    018    package org.apache.commons.net.discard;
    019
    020    import java.io.OutputStream;
    021
    022    import org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient;
    023
    024    /***
    025     * The DiscardTCPClient class is a TCP implementation of a client for the
    026     * Discard protocol described in RFC 863.  To use the class, merely
    027     * establish a connection with
    028     * {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect  connect }
    029     * and call {@link #getOutputStream  getOutputStream() } to
    030     * retrieve the discard output stream.  Don't close the output stream
    031     * when you're done writing to it.  Rather, call
    032     * {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect  disconnect }
    033     * to clean up properly.
    034     * <p>
    035     * <p>
    036     * @see DiscardUDPClient
    037     ***/
    038
    039    public class DiscardTCPClient extends SocketClient
    040    {
    041        /*** The default discard port.  It is set to 9 according to RFC 863. ***/
    042        public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 9;
    043
    044        /***
    045         * The default DiscardTCPClient constructor.  It merely sets the default
    046         * port to <code> DEFAULT_PORT </code>.
    047         ***/
    048        public DiscardTCPClient ()
    049        {
    050            setDefaultPort(DEFAULT_PORT);
    051        }
    052
    053        /***
    054         * Returns an OutputStream through which you may write data to the server.
    055         * You should NOT close the OutputStream when you're finished
    056         * reading from it.  Rather, you should call
    057         * {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect  disconnect }
    058         * to clean up properly.
    059         * <p>
    060         * @return An OutputStream through which you can write data to the server.
    061         ***/
    062        public OutputStream getOutputStream()
    063        {
    064            return _output_;
    065        }
    066    }