accept TCP

Wait for new socket connections on a listening server socket. See function NetSock_Accept() for more information.

Files

net_bsd.h/net_bsd.c

Prototype

int  accept (        int         sock_id,
             struct  sockaddr   *p_addr_remote,
                     socklen_t  *p_addr_len);

Arguments

sock_id

Socket description/handle identifier of listen socket.

p_addr_remote

Pointer to an address buffer that will receive the socket address structure of the accepted socket's remote address if NO error(s).

p_addr_len

Pointer to a variable to:

1. 1. Pass the size of the address buffer pointed to by 'p_addr_remote'.
   2. Return the actual size of the socket address structure with the accepted socket's remote address if no error(s). Return 0 otherwise.

Returned Value

Socket descriptor/handle identifier of new accepted socket, if no error(s).

-1, otherwise.