VMware GemFire Java API Reference

ClientSocketFactory (Tanzu GemFire 10.1.4)

```
public interface ClientSocketFactory
```
Interface ClientSocketFactory is used to create non-default client sockets. Set the system property gemfire.clientSocketFactory to the full name of your factory implementation, and GemFire will use your factory to manufacture sockets when it connects to server caches.

Since:

GemFire 6.5

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.net.Socket`	`createSocket(java.net.InetAddress address, int port)`	Creates a `Socket` for the input address and port

- Method Detail
  - createSocket
```
java.net.Socket createSocket(java.net.InetAddress address,
                             int port)
                      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Creates a Socket for the input address and port
    
    Parameters:
    
    address - The InetAddress of the server
    
    port - The port of the server
    
    Returns:
    
    a Socket for the input address and port
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if the socket cannot be created