protected int askPort(LocalizableMessage prompt,int defaultValue,LocalizedLogger logger){
  while (true) {
    try {
      int port=readPort(prompt,defaultValue);
      if (port != -1) {
        return port;
      }
    }
 catch (    ClientException ce) {
      logger.warn(LocalizableMessage.raw("Error reading input: " + ce,ce));
    }
  }
}

protected int askPort ( LocalizableMessage prompt , int defaultValue , LocalizedLogger logger ) { while ( true ) { try { int port = readPort ( prompt , defaultValue ) ; if ( port != - 1 ) { return port ; } } catch ( ClientException ce ) { logger . warn ( LocalizableMessage . raw ( "Error reading input: " + ce , ce ) ) ; } } }
commodity method used to repeatedly ask the user to provide a port value .
