/**
* Starts a non-blocking connection attempt.
*
* @throws IOException
*/
public void connect() throws IOException {
sc = SocketChannel.open();
// Very important. Set to non-blocking. Otherwise a call
// to connect will block until the connection attempt fails
// or succeeds.
sc.configureBlocking(false);
sc.connect(remoteAddress);
// Registers itself to receive the connect event.
selectorThread.registerChannelLater(
sc,
SelectionKey.OP_CONNECT,
this,
new CallbackErrorHandler() {
public void handleError(Exception ex) {
listener.connectionFailed(Connector.this, ex);
}
});
}
