javax.websocket
Annotation Type ClientEndpoint

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface ClientEndpoint

The ClientEndpoint annotation a class level annotation is used to denote that a POJO is a web socket client and can be deployed as such. Similar to ServerEndpoint, POJOs that are annotated with this annotation can have methods that, using the web socket method level annotations, are web socket lifecycle methods.

For example:

 @ClientEndpoint(subprotocols="chat")
 public class HelloServer {

     @OnMessage
     public void processMessageFromServer(String message, Session session) {
         System.out.println("Message came from the server ! " + message);
     }

 }
 

Author:

dannycoward

Optional Element Summary

Class<? extends ClientEndpointConfig.Configurator>	configurator An optional custom configurator class that the developer would like to use to provide custom configuration of new instances of this endpoint.
Class<? extends Decoder>[]	decoders The array of Java classes that are to act as Decoders for messages coming into the client.
Class<? extends Encoder>[]	encoders The array of Java classes that are to act as Encoders for messages sent by the client.
String[]	subprotocols The names of the subprotocols this client supports.

subprotocols

public abstract String[] subprotocols

The names of the subprotocols this client supports.

Returns:

the array of names of the subprotocols.

Default:

{}

decoders

public abstract Class<? extends Decoder>[] decoders

The array of Java classes that are to act as Decoders for messages coming into the client.

Returns:

the array of decoders.

Default:

{}

encoders

public abstract Class<? extends Encoder>[] encoders

The array of Java classes that are to act as Encoders for messages sent by the client.

Returns:

the array of decoders.

Default:

{}

configurator

public abstract Class<? extends ClientEndpointConfig.Configurator> configurator

An optional custom configurator class that the developer would like to use to provide custom configuration of new instances of this endpoint. The implementation creates a new instance of the configurator per logical endpoint.

Returns:

the custom configurator class, or ClientEndpointConfigurator.class if none was provided in the annotation.

Default:

javax.websocket.ClientEndpointConfig.Configurator.class