>
>
>Unfortunately the isClosed() javadoc is fairly explicit in saying you can't
>use it for this:
>
> Retrieves whether this Connection object has been closed. A connection is
> closed if the method close has been called on it or if certain fatal errors
> have occurred.
>
Hmmm.... To me this phrase sounds like exactly what he was asking for...
Perhaps, it would then make sense to make isClosed() return false if the
socket goes south...
I think that situation very well qualifies as a 'certain fatal error'
after all...
>This method is guaranteed to return true only when it is
> called after the method Connection.close has been called.
>
>
This is weird.... direct contradiction with the previous sentense isn't
it? :-)
Dima