Socket programming - port issues

[ravian]

Review the code below:

int PortNumber = 1500;
ServerSocket MyService;
    try {
       MyServerice = new ServerSocket(PortNumber);
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
           System.out.println(e);
        }

I have hard coded the port. If port is already occupied, exception will be thrown. I want to catch that exception and want my program to retry by adding 1 to it until connection is made. How this can be done?

[JavaBean]

Place your connection code inside a method, define port as a variable of the class, and when you catch appropriate exception, increase port number and recall yourself.

[ravian]

Thanks a lot.