ClientSocket Class Reference

This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets"). More...

#include <ClientSocket.h>

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Public Member Functions
	ClientSocket ()
	Creates an unconnected socket.
	ClientSocket (std::string hostName, int port)
	Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number on the named host.
int	connect (std::string hostName, int port)
	Connects the socket to the specified port number on the named host.

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Detailed Description

This class implements client sockets (also called just "sockets").

A socket is an endpoint for communication between two machines.

Author:

Daniel Aarno

Version:

v0.1.0

See also:

Socket

ServerSocket

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ClientSocket::ClientSocket

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[inline]

Creates an unconnected socket.

ClientSocket::ClientSocket	(	std::string	hostName,
		int	port
	)			[inline]

Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number on the named host.

Parameters:

	hostName	The name of the host to connect to, ie "www.sf.net"
	port	The port on the server (host) to connect to, ie 80 for http

Exceptions:

You

should check that Error() returns 0 after creating a ClientSocket with this constructor.

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Member Function Documentation

int ClientSocket::connect	(	std::string	hostName,
		int	port
	)

Connects the socket to the specified port number on the named host.

Parameters:

	hostName	The name of the host to connect to, ie "www.sf.net"
	port	The port on the server (host) to connect to, ie 80 for http

Returns:

0 on success, othervise an error number indicating what went wrong

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Utilities/ClientSocket.h

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