/**
* Closes the socket and stops the listener thread.
*
* @throws IOException
*/
public void close() throws IOException {
boolean interrupted = false;
WorkerTask l = listener;
if (l != null) {
l.terminate();
l.interrupt();
if (socketTimeout > 0) {
try {
l.join();
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
interrupted = true;
logger.warn(ex);
}
}
listener = null;
}
DatagramSocket closingSocket = socket;
if ((closingSocket != null) && (!closingSocket.isClosed())) {
closingSocket.close();
}
socket = null;
if (interrupted) {
Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
}
}
