Killing a connection in Java after a specified amount of time

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So basically I'm writing a program which outputs a website. The website should be written directly onto the server.

I am using this code to write to the server:

URL  url = new URL("ftp://usr:[email protected]/test/login.php;type=i");
    URLConnection urlc = url.openConnection();
    OutputStream os = urlc.getOutputStream(); // To upload
    OutputStream buffer = new BufferedOutputStream(os);
    PrintStream output = new PrintStream(buffer);
    output.print(sb);

But sometimes my program runs and never terminates, so I'm guessing the connection is not being successful. '

Could I create a timeout in the case that this occurs? ie like 30 seconds, the connection would be automatically terminated so that the program could terminate.

Thanks in advance!

URL con time out stackoverflow.com/questions/6529733/…

SatyaTNV
– SatyaTNV

2015-07-13 09:34:35 +00:00
Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 9:34 — SatyaTNV
– SatyaTNV, Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 9:34

Anant Laxmikant Bobde · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-13 09:31:13Z

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con.setConnectTimeout(5000);//5 seconds
con.setReadTimeout(5000);

answered Jul 13, 2015 at 9:31

Anant Laxmikant Bobde

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Kanagaraj M · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-13 09:46:59Z

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URLConnection has a setConnectTimeout method. By using this method you can set the time:

urlc.setConnectTimeout(30); // Time is in milliseconds
urlc.setReadTimeout(30);

edited Jul 13, 2015 at 9:46

answered Jul 13, 2015 at 9:32

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malteser Over a year ago

Are you sure the parameters are not in milliseconds :) 30 is too low and throws an exception instantly. Setting to 5000ms (ie 5s), as the post below shows works perfectly though.

malteser Over a year ago

indeed, I thought you wrote 30 since i wrote 30 seconds in my question, so I was not sure

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