port - Send a string instead of byte through socket in Java

Question

How can i send a strin using getOutputStream method. It can only send byte as they mentioned. So far I can send a byte. but not a string value.

public void sendToPort() throws IOException {

    Socket socket = null;
    try {
        socket = new Socket("ip address", 4014);
        socket.getOutputStream().write(2); // have to insert the string
    } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
        System.err.print(e);
    } finally {
        socket.close();
    }

}

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

How about using PrintWriter:

OutputStream outstream = socket .getOutputStream(); 
PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outstream);

String toSend = "String to send";

out.print(toSend );

EDIT: Found my own answer and saw an improvement was discussed but left out. Here is a better way to write strings using OutputStreamWriter:

    // Use encoding of your choice
    Writer out = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(
        new FileOutputStream(fileDir), "UTF8"));

    // append and flush in logical chunks
    out.append(toSend).append("
");
    out.append("appending more before flushing").append("
");
    out.flush();