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    017
    018package org.apache.commons.net.discard;
    019
    020import java.io.OutputStream;
    021
    022import org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient;
    023
    024/**
    025 * The DiscardTCPClient class is a TCP implementation of a client for the Discard protocol described in RFC 863. To use the class, merely establish a connection
    026 * with {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect } and call {@link #getOutputStream getOutputStream() } to retrieve the discard output stream.
    027 * Don't close the output stream when you're done writing to it. Rather, call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } to clean up
    028 * properly.
    029 *
    030 * @see DiscardUDPClient
    031 */
    032
    033public class DiscardTCPClient extends SocketClient {
    034    /** The default discard port. It is set to 9 according to RFC 863. */
    035    public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 9;
    036
    037    /**
    038     * The default DiscardTCPClient constructor. It merely sets the default port to <code> DEFAULT_PORT </code>.
    039     */
    040    public DiscardTCPClient() {
    041        setDefaultPort(DEFAULT_PORT);
    042    }
    043
    044    /**
    045     * Returns an OutputStream through which you may write data to the server. You should NOT close the OutputStream when you're finished reading from it.
    046     * Rather, you should call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } to clean up properly.
    047     *
    048     * @return An OutputStream through which you can write data to the server.
    049     */
    050    public OutputStream getOutputStream() {
    051        return _output_;
    052    }
    053}