Java Consider the following server code. Can it serve multiple clients properly?

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Question

Java

Consider the following server code. Can it serve multiple clients properly? If yes, why. If no, why not, and suggest your solution (with pseudo code).

try {

// Create a server socket

ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(8000);

jta.append("Server started at " + new Date() + ' ');

// Listen for a connection request

Socket socket = serverSocket.accept();

// Create data input and output streams

DataInputStream inputFromClient = new DataInputStream(

socket.getInputStream());

DataOutputStream outputToClient = new DataOutputStream(

socket.getOutputStream());

while (true) {

// Receive radius from the client

double radius = inputFromClient.readDouble();

// Compute area

double area = radius * radius * Math.PI;

// Send area back to the client

outputToClient.writeDouble(area);

jta.append("Radius received from client: " + radius + ' ');

jta.append("Area found: " + area + ' ');

}

catch(IOException ex) {

System.err.println(ex);

}

Explanation / Answer

NO. Because it accepts a single client and then goes into an infinite while loop which will stop only when an

IoException occurs.

So it cannot handle multiple clients properly.

In order to handle multiple clients we can just change position of while loop like following: