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Socket.NewUDPSocket
Creates a new UDP Socket.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Socket | 3.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameters
none
Result
Returns a new socket ID or error message.
Description
Creates a new UDP Socket.Socket reference numbers are starting at 29000 and counting up for each new socket.
For use with broadcast, we create IPv4 here.
Examples
Create a new UDP Socket:
Set Variable [$$sock; Value:MBS("Socket.NewUDPSocket")]
Create a new UDP socket for broadcast and listen on a port:
If [not (GetAsNumber($$sock) > 0)]
Set Variable [$$sock; Value:MBS("Socket.NewUDPSocket")]
If [GetAsNumber($$sock) = 0]
Show Custom Dialog ["Failed to create Socket"; $$sock]
Exit Script []
End If
End If
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Socket.Listen"; $$sock; UDP Broadcast::Port)]
Set Field [UDP Broadcast::Send Result]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Socket.SetDataAvailableHandler"; $$sock; Get(FileName); "ReadMessage")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Socket.SetBroadcast"; $$sock; 1)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Socket.SetMulticastLoop"; $$sock; 0)]
See also
- Socket.List
- Socket.Listen
- Socket.NewTCPSocket
- Socket.SetBroadcast
- Socket.SetDataAvailableHandler
- Socket.SetMulticastLoop
Example Databases
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This function checks for a license.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 21st June 2018