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nrubin29
nrubin29

Reputation: 1612

Android App Can't Connect to Server

I am attempting to write an Android app that connects to a server I have written in java. Here's my code (which is called when I click a button):

package me.nrubin29.quiz.student;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.widget.Toast;

import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.net.Socket;

public class Connection {

    private Socket socket;
    private Thread reader;
    private ObjectInputStream inputStream;
    private ObjectOutputStream outputStream;

    public void initConnection(final Activity activity, String ip, String port, String name) {
        try {
            Toast.makeText(activity.getApplicationContext(), "Starting connection to " + ip + ":" + Integer.parseInt(port), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            socket = new Socket(ip, Integer.parseInt(port));

            Toast.makeText(activity.getApplicationContext(), "Connected!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            outputStream = new ObjectOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());

            inputStream = new ObjectInputStream(socket.getInputStream());

            outputStream.writeObject(name);

            reader = new Thread(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    while (true) {
                        try {
                            Object in = inputStream.readObject();
                            System.out.println(in);
                        }
                        catch (EOFException e) { Toast.makeText(activity.getApplicationContext(), e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); }
                        catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
                    }
                }
            });

            reader.start();
        }
        catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
    }
}

The first toast is displayed (with the correct port and IP), but the second one never comes. Both the phone and computer are connected to the same network, and I am definitely using the right internal IP and port from the server.

Sorry if this is a nooby question, I'm very new at this.

UPDATE:

Looks like there is an error. Here it is:

09-23 01:00:00.963: WARN/System.err(890): java.net.SocketException: socket failed: EACCES (Permission denied)
09-23 01:00:00.963: WARN/System.err(890): at libcore.io.IoBridge.socket(IoBridge.java:583)
09-23 01:00:00.963: WARN/System.err(890): at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.create(PlainSocketImpl.java:201)
09-23 01:00:00.972: WARN/System.err(890): at java.net.Socket.startupSocket(Socket.java:559)
09-23 01:00:00.972: WARN/System.err(890): at java.net.Socket.tryAllAddresses(Socket.java:127)
09-23 01:00:00.972: WARN/System.err(890): at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:177)
09-23 01:00:00.972: WARN/System.err(890): at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:149)
09-23 01:00:00.972: WARN/System.err(890): at me.nrubin29.quiz.student.Connection.initConnection(Connection.java:22)
09-23 01:00:00.972: WARN/System.err(890): at me.nrubin29.quiz.student.Main$1.onClick(Main.java:35)
09-23 01:00:00.983: WARN/System.err(890): at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4204)
09-23 01:00:00.983: WARN/System.err(890): at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:17355)
09-23 01:00:00.983: WARN/System.err(890): at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:725)
09-23 01:00:00.983: WARN/System.err(890): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
09-23 01:00:00.983: WARN/System.err(890): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
09-23 01:00:00.993: WARN/System.err(890): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5041)
09-23 01:00:00.993: WARN/System.err(890): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
09-23 01:00:00.993: WARN/System.err(890): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
09-23 01:00:00.993: WARN/System.err(890): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:793)
09-23 01:00:01.003: WARN/System.err(890): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:560)
09-23 01:00:01.003: WARN/System.err(890): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
09-23 01:00:01.013: WARN/System.err(890): Caused by: libcore.io.ErrnoException: socket failed: EACCES (Permission denied)
09-23 01:00:01.013: WARN/System.err(890): at libcore.io.Posix.socket(Native Method)
09-23 01:00:01.013: WARN/System.err(890): at libcore.io.BlockGuardOs.socket(BlockGuardOs.java:181)
09-23 01:00:01.023: WARN/System.err(890): at libcore.io.IoBridge.socket(IoBridge.java:568)
09-23 01:00:01.023: WARN/System.err(890): ... 18 more

UPDATE TWO:

Here's my AndroidManifest.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          package="me.nrubin29.quiz.student"
          android:versionCode="1"
          android:versionName="1.0">
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="15"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
    <application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:name=".App">
        <activity android:name="Main"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

And here's another new error:

09-23 01:17:00.618: WARN/System.err(1109): android.os.NetworkOnMainThreadException
09-23 01:17:00.638: WARN/System.err(1109): at android.os.StrictMode$AndroidBlockGuardPolicy.onNetwork(StrictMode.java:1117)
09-23 01:17:00.638: WARN/System.err(1109): at libcore.io.BlockGuardOs.connect(BlockGuardOs.java:84)
09-23 01:17:00.648: WARN/System.err(1109): at libcore.io.IoBridge.connectErrno(IoBridge.java:127)
09-23 01:17:00.648: WARN/System.err(1109): at libcore.io.IoBridge.connect(IoBridge.java:112)
09-23 01:17:00.648: WARN/System.err(1109): at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:192)
09-23 01:17:00.648: WARN/System.err(1109): at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:172)
09-23 01:17:00.668: WARN/System.err(1109): at java.net.Socket.startupSocket(Socket.java:566)
09-23 01:17:00.668: WARN/System.err(1109): at java.net.Socket.tryAllAddresses(Socket.java:127)
09-23 01:17:00.668: WARN/System.err(1109): at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:177)
09-23 01:17:00.668: WARN/System.err(1109): at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:149)
09-23 01:17:00.668: WARN/System.err(1109): at me.nrubin29.quiz.student.Connection.initConnection(Connection.java:22)
09-23 01:17:00.688: WARN/System.err(1109): at me.nrubin29.quiz.student.Main$1.onClick(Main.java:35)
09-23 01:17:00.688: WARN/System.err(1109): at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4204)
09-23 01:17:00.701: WARN/System.err(1109): at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:17355)
09-23 01:17:00.708: WARN/System.err(1109): at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:725)
09-23 01:17:00.708: WARN/System.err(1109): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
09-23 01:17:00.719: WARN/System.err(1109): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
09-23 01:17:00.719: WARN/System.err(1109): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5041)
09-23 01:17:00.738: WARN/System.err(1109): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
09-23 01:17:00.738: WARN/System.err(1109): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
09-23 01:17:00.748: WARN/System.err(1109): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:793)
09-23 01:17:00.748: WARN/System.err(1109): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:560)
09-23 01:17:00.758: WARN/System.err(1109): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
09-23 01:17:00.908: INFO/Choreographer(613): Skipped 71 frames!  The application may be doing too much work on its main thread.

UPDATE 3

Moved the connection stuff to a new thread, but now nothing happens when I click the done button (the first Toast doesn't show up):

package me.nrubin29.quiz.student;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.widget.Toast;

import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.net.Socket;

public class Connection {

    private Socket socket;
    private Thread reader;
    private ObjectInputStream inputStream;
    private ObjectOutputStream outputStream;

    public void initConnection(final Activity activity, final String ip, final String port, final String name) {
        new Thread(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                try {
                    Toast.makeText(activity.getApplicationContext(), "Starting connection to " + ip + ":" + Integer.parseInt(port), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

                    socket = new Socket(ip, Integer.parseInt(port));

                    Toast.makeText(activity.getApplicationContext(), "Connected!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

                    outputStream = new ObjectOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());

                    inputStream = new ObjectInputStream(socket.getInputStream());

                    outputStream.writeObject(name);

                    reader = new Thread(new Runnable() {
                        public void run() {
                            while (true) {
                                try {
                                    Object in = inputStream.readObject();
                                    System.out.println(in);
                                }
                                catch (EOFException e) { Toast.makeText(activity.getApplicationContext(), e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); }
                                catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
                            }
                        }
                    });

                    reader.start();
                }
                catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
            }
        }).start();
    }
}

And it looks like we have an error:

09-23 01:26:12.939: WARN/ActivityManager(308): Unbind failed: could not find connection for android.os.BinderProxy@40f246d0
09-23 01:26:26.028: WARN/System.err(1276): java.lang.RuntimeException: Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare()
09-23 01:26:26.028: WARN/System.err(1276): at android.os.Handler.<init>(Handler.java:197)
09-23 01:26:26.028: WARN/System.err(1276): at android.os.Handler.<init>(Handler.java:111)
09-23 01:26:26.028: WARN/System.err(1276): at android.widget.Toast$TN.<init>(Toast.java:324)
09-23 01:26:26.059: WARN/System.err(1276): at android.widget.Toast.<init>(Toast.java:91)
09-23 01:26:26.059: WARN/System.err(1276): at android.widget.Toast.makeText(Toast.java:238)
09-23 01:26:26.059: WARN/System.err(1276): at me.nrubin29.quiz.student.Connection$1.run(Connection.java:22)
09-23 01:26:26.059: WARN/System.err(1276): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:856)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2512

Answers (2)

prijupaul
prijupaul

Reputation: 2086

This exception is because you are trying to show an UI element (Toast) from a background thread.

You need to create a handler in the UI thread and then post a handler message from run method.

something like this

In your UI thread:

final Handler handler = new Handler() {
    @Override
    public void handleMessage(final Message msgs) {
     // Show toast here based on your Message.WHAT Parameter. 
    }
    }

 new Thread(new Runnable() {
  @Override
   public void run() {
    handler.sendEmptyMessage(1);

  }
  }).start();

Upvotes: 0

prijupaul
prijupaul

Reputation: 2086

It says "Permission Denied". Do you have <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/> in your manifest file?

Upvotes: 3

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