Sockets within a Thread.

package sockets;

import java.net.Socket;

public class Sockets {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Sockets bar = new Sockets();
    }

    public Sockets() {

        // Start a new thread (mind you this is ugly test code, you should
        // create a seperate class that implements the runnable interface.

        Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    System.out.println("trying to create socket");

                    // Adjust this to connect to your server's IP/port.
                    Socket socket = new Socket("127.0.0.1", 8181);


                    System.out.println("socket created");
                } catch (Exception ex) {
                    System.out.println(ex);
                }
            }
        });


        try {
            // Start the thread, basically this calls the thread's run method
            // asynchronously.
            thread.start();

            // This will cause the main thread to wait until the other
            // thread is completed.
            thread.join();
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            System.out.println(ex);
        }
    }
}