public static boolean isSocketAlive(String host, int port) {
    """
	Checks if the socket of specified host and port is alive.
	
	@param host
	- the host.
	@param port
	- the port.
	@return - true if alive, false otherwise.
    """
	boolean socketAlive = false;
	Socket socket = null;
	
	try {
	    socket = new Socket(host, port);
	    
	    socketAlive = socket.isConnected();
	} catch (Throwable t) {
	    // do nothing
	} finally {
	    if (socket != null) {
		try {
		    socket.close();
		} catch (IOException e) {
		    // do nothing
		}
	    }
	}
	
	return socketAlive;
    }
public static boolean isSocketAlive(String host, int port) {
	boolean socketAlive = false;
	Socket socket = null;
	
	try {
	    socket = new Socket(host, port);
	    
	    socketAlive = socket.isConnected();
	} catch (Throwable t) {
	    // do nothing
	} finally {
	    if (socket != null) {
		try {
		    socket.close();
		} catch (IOException e) {
		    // do nothing
		}
	    }
	}
	
	return socketAlive;
    }
public static boolean isSocketAlive ( String host , int port ) { boolean socketAlive = false ; Socket socket = null ; try { socket = new Socket ( host , port ) ; socketAlive = socket . isConnected ( ) ; } catch ( Throwable t ) { // do nothing } finally { if ( socket != null ) { try { socket . close ( ) ; } catch ( IOException e ) { // do nothing } } } return socketAlive ; }
Checks if the socket of specified host and port is alive.

@param host
- the host.
@param port
- the port.
@return - true if alive, false otherwise.
Checks if the socket of specified host and port is alive .