Creates a new out-bound connection to the given host and port.
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This method will cause Reactor to set up a network connection to the
host and create a Connection for it.
@param host the host to connect to (e.g. "localhost")
@param port the port used for the connection.
@param handler a handler that is notified when events occur for the
connection.
@return the newly created connection object.
Creates a new out-bound connection to the given host and port. <p> This method will cause Reactor to set up a network connection to the host and create a Connection for it. @param host the host to connect to (e.g. "localhost") @param port the port used for the connection. @param handler a handler that is notified when events occur for the connection. @return the newly created connection object.