import javax.naming.*; import javax.naming.directory.*; import java.util.Hashtable; /** * Demonstrates how to use a timeout when creating a connection. * * usage: java Timeout */ class Timeout { public static void main(String[] args) { // Set up environment for creating initial context Hashtable env = new Hashtable(11); env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory"); env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://localhost:389/o=JNDITutorial"); // Specify timeout to be 5 seconds env.put("com.sun.jndi.ldap.connect.timeout", "5000"); try { // Create initial context DirContext ctx = new InitialDirContext(env); System.out.println(ctx.lookup("ou=NewHires")); // do something useful with ctx // Close the context when we're done ctx.close(); } catch (NamingException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }