/**
* Close the connection. This method calls close on the input and output streams and interrupts
* any thread in the handle method. may be specialized to close sockets etc.
*
* @exception IOException
*/
public void close() throws IOException {
try {
_completing = true;
if (_connection instanceof Socket && !(_connection instanceof SSLSocket))
((Socket) _connection).shutdownOutput();
_outputStream.close();
_inputStream.close();
} finally {
if (_handlingThread != null && Thread.currentThread() != _handlingThread)
_handlingThread.interrupt();
}
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
protected void associateThread() {
__threadConnection.set(this);
_handlingThread = Thread.currentThread();
}