DataInputStream read() does not receive

[jeff.parent]

So I'm writing an application that uses the network. For the "server" device I am connecting to the protocol is a request response so I created a TcpClient class that connects to a given IP/Port and then has a send method that sends the request and receives the response which is then returned. I am currently running this only on the JDE w/ the simulator as I don't have the server device on the internet yet.

The problem I'm having is the request is sent (I see it in Wireshark doing a network capture) and a response is issued back from the server (again, see it on wireshark). I issue a DataInputStream.read(byte[]) and my application locks up and I do not receive any data. Here is the code for this function.

  MyTcpClient(String client, int port)
  {
    String args = new String("socket://" + client + ":" + Integer.toString(port) + ";deviceside=true");
        
    try
    {
      socket = (SocketConnection)Connector.open(args, Connector.READ_WRITE, true);
      
    }
    catch (IOException e)
    {
      System.out.println(e);
    }
    
    is = null;
    os = null;
  }

  public boolean connect()
  {
    boolean ret = false;
    try
    {
      is = socket.openDataInputStream();
      os = socket.openDataOutputStream();
      ret = true;
    }
    catch (IOException e)
    {
      System.out.println(e);
    }
    
    return ret;
  }

  public byte[] send(byte[] data, int size)
  {
    byte ret[] = new byte[1024];
    
    if (is != null && os != null && socket != null)
    {
      try
      {          
        os.write(data, 0, size);
        //os.flush();
        int len = 0;
        while (-1 != (len = is.read(ret)))
        {
          System.out.println("Byte's received: " + String.valueOf(len));
        }
        System.out.println("Howdy");
      }
      catch (IOException e)
      {
        System.out.println(e);
      }
    }
    
    return ret;
  }

The response coming back is around 200 bytes so I should be able to get it in one receive and pass it back. The code stops on the "while( -1 !=...." line. Any ideas?

[ydaraishy]

You're not doing this right, I think. read(byte []) returns -1 *when the end of stream is reached*. So, you're doing a read and the stream ends in the one call to read. Check/print your buffer outside the loop.

If I'm not correct, what you can try and do is write a proper Java app with the same socket logic, to ensure you're doing the right thing, and run it from the command line.