// MulticastSendingThread.java
// MulticastSendingThread is a Thread that broadcasts a chat
// message using a multicast datagram.
package com.deitel.messenger.sockets.server;

import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;

import com.deitel.messenger.sockets.*;

public class MulticastSendingThread extends Thread {
   
   // message data
   private byte[] messageBytes;
   
   // MulticastSendingThread constructor
   public MulticastSendingThread( byte[] bytes ) 
   { 
      // invoke superclass constructor to name Thread
      super( "MulticastSendingThread" );
      
      messageBytes = bytes; 
   }

   // deliver message to MULTICAST_ADDRESS over DatagramSocket
   public void run() 
   {
      // deliver message
      try {         
         
         // create DatagramSocket for sending message
         DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket( 
            SocketMessengerConstants.MULTICAST_SENDING_PORT );
         
         // use InetAddress reserved for multicast group
         InetAddress group = InetAddress.getByName( 
            SocketMessengerConstants.MULTICAST_ADDRESS );
         
         // create DatagramPacket containing message
         DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket( messageBytes, 
            messageBytes.length, group, 
            SocketMessengerConstants.MULTICAST_LISTENING_PORT );
         
         // send packet to multicast group and close socket
         socket.send( packet );
         socket.close();
      } 
      
      // handle exception delivering message
      catch ( IOException ioException ) { 
         ioException.printStackTrace();
      }
      
   } // end method run

} // end class MulticastSendingThread


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