utilmm::socket Class Reference
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#include <utilmm/system/socket.hh>

Inheritance diagram for utilmm::socket:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	socket (int fd)
	socket (Domain domain, Type type, std::string const &connect_to)
void	connect (std::string const &to)
int	read (void *buf, size_t size) const
int	write (void const *buf, size_t size) const
Friends
class	server_socket

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Detailed Description

A socket connected to a remote peer

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

utilmm::socket::socket

(

int

fd

)

Creates a socket object from an already existing file descriptor

utilmm::socket::socket	(	Domain	domain,
		Type	type,
		std::string const &	connect_to
	)

Opens a new socket in the specified domain and of the specified type, and connect it to connect_to. connect_to is either an IP address of the form a.b.c.d:port if domain is Inet, or a Unix socket name otherwise.

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Member Function Documentation

void utilmm::socket::connect

(

std::string const &

to

)

Connects or reconnects this socket to the specified peer. to is either an IP address of the form a.b.c.d:port if domain is Inet, or a Unix socket name otherwise.

int utilmm::socket::read	(	void *	buf,
		size_t	size
	)			const

Reads at most size bytes in the specified buffer and returns the count of bytes actually read.

Exceptions:

unix_error

raised if an error occured

int utilmm::socket::write	(	void const *	buf,
		size_t	size
	)			const

Writes at most size bytes in the specified buffer and returns the count of bytes actually written.

Exceptions:

unix_error

raised if an error occured

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Friends And Related Function Documentation

friend class server_socket [friend]

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

• utilmm/system/socket.hh

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