Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Socket.AvailableBytes

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Socket.AvailableBytes

Queries number of bytes in read buffer.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Socket	4.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Socket.AvailableBytes"; SocketID ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

SocketID The socket ID received by Socket.Connect function. $sock

Parameter	Description	Example
SocketID	The socket ID received by Socket.Connect function.	$sock

Result

Returns number or error.

Description

Queries number of bytes in read buffer.
May not work for SSL sockets.

The buffer size of the socket is managed by the OS and can be several megabytes big if needed.
Changed in v10.4 to return error if socket is closed or disconnected instead of zero.

Examples

Query available byte count:

MBS( "Socket.AvailableBytes"; $sock )

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Release notes

Version 10.4
- Improved Socket functions to better return errors. Socket.AvailableBytes, Socket.Write or Socket.Read functions now return an error when socket is disconnected or otherwise broken.

Created 11st September 2014, last changed 31st August 2020

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