JDK-8234266 : Release Note: DatagramSocket.send and MulticastSocket.send Throw IllegalArgumentException When Socket Is Not Connected and Packet Doesn't Contain Address
- Type: Sub-task
- Component: core-libs
- Sub-Component: java.net
- Affected Version: 14
- Priority: P4
- Status: Closed
- Resolution: Delivered
- Submitted: 2019-11-15
- Updated: 2020-04-27
- Resolved: 2019-11-18
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| JDK 14 |
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14Resolved  |
Description
The `send` methods defined by `DatagramSocket` and `MulticastSocket` have been changed to throw an `IllegalArgumentException` if the socket is not connected and the `DatagramPacket` doesn't have a socket address. Prior to this change, these methods threw a `NullPointerException`.