ChatClient.java

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.net.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import static java.lang.System.out;
public class  ChatClient extends JFrame implements ActionListener
 {
    String uname,touname;
	String servername = "localhost";
    PrintWriter pw;
    BufferedReader br;
    JTextArea  taMessages;
    JTextField tfInput;
    JButton btnSend,btnExit;
    Socket client;
	public ChatClient(String uname,String servername) throws Exception
	{
        super(uname);  // set title for frame
        this.uname = uname;
        client  = new Socket(servername,9999);
        br = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader( client.getInputStream()) ) ;
        pw = new PrintWriter(client.getOutputStream(),true);
        pw.println(uname);  // send name to server
        buildInterface();
        new MessagesThread().start();  // create thread for listening for messages
    }
    public void buildInterface() 
	{
        btnSend = new JButton("Send");
        btnExit = new JButton("Exit");
        taMessages = new JTextArea();
        taMessages.setRows(10);
        taMessages.setColumns(50);
        taMessages.setEditable(false);
        tfInput  = new JTextField(50);
        JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane(taMessages, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED,JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED);
        add(sp,"Center");
        JPanel bp = new JPanel( new FlowLayout());
        bp.add(tfInput);
        bp.add(btnSend);
        bp.add(btnExit);
        add(bp,"South");
        btnSend.addActionListener(this);
        btnExit.addActionListener(this);
        setSize(500,300);
        setVisible(true);
        pack();
    }
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
    {
        if ( evt.getSource() == btnExit ) {
            pw.println("end");  // send end to server so that server know about the termination
            System.exit(0);
        } else {
            // send message to server
            pw.println(tfInput.getText());
			BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
			String touname = "";
			pw.println(touname);
        }
    }
    public static void main(String [] args)
	{    
        // take username from user
    } // end of main
    
    // inner class for Messages Thread
    class  MessagesThread extends Thread 
	{
        public void run() 
		{
            String line;
            try 
			{
                while(true) 
				{
                    line = br.readLine();
                    taMessages.append(line + "\n");
                } // end of while
            } 
			catch(Exception ex) 
			{
			}
        }
    }
} //  end of client