8319417: (dc) DatagramChannel.connect undocumented behavior

Reviewed-by: alanb

Author: Michael-Mc-Mahon

src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/DatagramSocket.java

@@ -604,6 +604,12 @@ public SocketAddress getRemoteSocketAddress() {
 
     /**
      * Returns the address of the endpoint this socket is bound to.
+     * <p>If the socket was initially bound to the wildcard address and
+     * is now {@link #isConnected connected}, then the address returned
+     * may be the local address selected as the source address for
+     * datagrams sent on this socket instead of the wildcard address.
+     * When {@link #disconnect()} is called, the bound address reverts
+     * to the wildcard address.
      *
      * @return a {@code SocketAddress} representing the local endpoint of this
      *         socket, or {@code null} if it is closed or not bound yet.
@@ -714,6 +720,12 @@ public void receive(DatagramPacket p) throws IOException {
 
     /**
      * Gets the local address to which the socket is bound.
+     * <p>If the socket was initially bound to the wildcard address and
+     * is now {@link #isConnected connected}, then the address returned
+     * may be the local address selected as the source address for
+     * datagrams sent on the socket instead of the wildcard address.
+     * When {@link #disconnect()} is called, the bound address reverts
+     * to the wildcard address.
      *
      * <p>If there is a security manager, its
      * {@code checkConnect} method is first called

src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/channels/DatagramChannel.java

@@ -645,6 +645,13 @@ public final long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs) throws IOException {
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      * <p>
+     * If the channel's socket was initially bound to the wildcard address and
+     * is now {@link #isConnected connected}, then the address returned
+     * may be the local address selected as the source address for
+     * datagrams sent via this channel instead of the wildcard address.
+     * When {@link #disconnect} is called, the bound address reverts
+     * to the wildcard address.
+     * <p>
      * If there is a security manager set, its {@code checkConnect} method is
      * called with the local address and {@code -1} as its arguments to see
      * if the operation is allowed. If the operation is not allowed,