compact2, compact3
java.rmi.server

## Interface RMIServerSocketFactory

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    RMISocketFactory, SslRMIServerSocketFactory

      public interface RMIServerSocketFactory

  An `RMIServerSocketFactory` instance is used by the RMI runtime in order to obtain server sockets for RMI calls. A remote object can be associated with an `RMIServerSocketFactory` when it is created/exported via the constructors or `exportObject` methods of `java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject` and `java.rmi.activation.Activatable` .

  An `RMIServerSocketFactory` instance associated with a remote object is used to obtain the `ServerSocket` used to accept incoming calls from clients.

  An `RMIServerSocketFactory` instance can also be associated with a remote object registry so that clients can use custom socket communication with a remote object registry.

  An implementation of this interface should implement `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)` to return `true` when passed an instance that represents the same (functionally equivalent) server socket factory, and `false` otherwise (and it should also implement `Object.hashCode()` consistently with its `Object.equals` implementation).

  Since:
    1.2
  See Also:
    `UnicastRemoteObject`, `Activatable`, `LocateRegistry`

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ServerSocket` | `createServerSocket(int port)` | Create a server socket on the specified port (port 0 indicates an anonymous port).

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### createServerSocket

          ServerSocket createServerSocket(int port)
                                   throws IOException

      Create a server socket on the specified port (port 0 indicates an anonymous port).
      Parameters:
        `port` - the port number
      Returns:
        the server socket on the specified port
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs during server socket creation
      Since:
        1.2

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