For javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket class
 constructor
    protected 	SSLSocket(InetAddress address, int port,
                          InetAddress clientAddress, int   clientPort)

allows passing  null as clientAddress. ( in JDK 5, JDK 6, JDK 7 )

It looks like in this case the system will pick up a valid local address for create/bind.
Specification for this constructor doesn't reflect this.
The same promlem is in spec for java.net.Socket class for similar constructor.

But for instance spec in Socket class for method
 void 	bind(SocketAddress bindpoint)
clearly says that:
"If the address is null, then the system will pick up an ephemeral port and a valid local address to bind the socket."

So we need to mention about possibilty of passing null as local_address in case of
constructor
    protected 	SSLSocket(InetAddress address, int port,
                          InetAddress clientAddress, int   clientPort)

and the same for class Socket:
   Socket(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddr, int localPort)
Posted Date : 2007-06-20 19:46:12.0

N/A

should add the description that while the local address parameter is null, anyLocalAddress will be used instead.
Posted Date : 2008-04-11 07:58:51.0