/** * Constructs a <CODE>DiscoveryResponder</CODE>. * * <p>This constructor initialize multicast group and a multicast port. No check is done on the * parameter values. Check will be performed by the start method. * * @param multicastGroup The multicast group name. * @param multicastPort The multicast port number. * @param inf the interface used by a MulticastSocket. * @param local the local host address used to answer a request. */ public DiscoveryResponder( String multicastGroup, int multicastPort, InetAddress inf, String local) { // ---------------- // initialization // ---------------- this.multicastGroup = multicastGroup; this.multicastPort = multicastPort; if (inf != null && !org.jocean.jdmk.internal.Useful.isLocalHost(inf)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "The user specified multi cast group is not a local interface: " + inf); } usrInet = inf; if (local != null && !org.jocean.jdmk.internal.Useful.isLocalHost(local)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The user specified local host is not a local: " + local); } this.local = local; if (logger.finerOn()) { logger.finer("constructor ", "Set group to '" + multicastGroup + "'"); logger.finer("constructor ", "Set port to '" + multicastPort + "'"); if (inf != null) { logger.finer("constructor ", "Set interface to '" + inf + "'"); } if (local != null) { logger.finer("constructor ", "Set the local host to '" + local + "'"); } } }