Summary

Deprecate, not for removal, the following methods in java.net.MulticastSocket:

 1. MulticastSocket.getInterface()
 2. MulticastSocket.setInterface(InetAddress inf)
 3. MulticastSocket.joinGroup(InetAddress mcastaddr)
 4. MulticastSocket.leaveGroup(InetAddress mcastaddr)
 5. MulticastSocket.getLoopbackMode()
 6. MulticastSocket.setLoopbackMode(boolean disable)

Problem

Methods 1 - 4 operate on java.net.InetAddress instead of java.net.NetworkInterface and thus do not allow to pass or return the NetworkInterface set for a MulticastSocket. It is preferred to use NetworkInterface as an InetAddress may not uniquely identify a NetworkInterface.

Methods 5 - 6 operate on SocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_LOOP. However, MulticastSocket.setOption conforms with StandardSocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_LOOP, which should be used instead.

Solution

Add the @Deprecated annotation and the @deprecated javadoc tag to the methods in question.

Specification

Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jboes/webrevs/8233319/webrev.01/

Specdiff attached.