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socket TCP UDP

socket TCP UDP

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Create a datagram (i.e., UDP) or stream (i.e., TCP) type socket. See function NetSock_Open() for more information.

Files

net_bsd.h/net_bsd.c

Prototype

int  socket (int  protocol_family,
             int  sock_type,
             int  protocol);

Arguments

protocol_family

Socket protocol family:

PF_INET

Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4).

sock_type

Socket type:

SOCK_DGRAM

Datagram-type socket.

SOCK_STREAM

Stream-type socket.

protocol

Socket protocol:

0

Default protocol for socket type.

IPPROTO_UDP

User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

IPPROTO_TCP

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).

Returned Value

Socket descriptor/handle identifier, if no error(s).

-1, otherwise.

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