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Function net_socket

Allocates a UDP or TCP socket in non-blocking mode.

SOCKET net_socket(int type);

Parameters

type

Protocol type: SOCK_STREAM for TCP or SOCK_DGRAM for UDP.

return value

Returns INVALID_SOCKET if no more sockets are available or a socket number >= 0. If an error occurred, call xn_getlasterror and xn_geterror_string to return the error value. Error Codes further describes each error.

This function calls function socket internally and places the returned socket in non-blocking mode by calling net_set_non_blocking. Applications can return to blocking mode at any time by calling net_set_blocking.

Function net_init_ssl

Function net_closesocket