API -> listen [ Library : ws2_32.dll, Category : Winsock ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

listen

Library : ws2_32.dll Category : Winsock

Api Example(s)
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Introduction to the Winsock API Test Bench sample application : Winsock API - Step by step tutorial for the Visual Basic developers
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.NET Remoting - Part II

API Description :

The listen function places a socket in a state in which it is listening for an incoming connection.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function listen Lib "ws2_32" (ByVaL s As Long, ByVaL backlog As Long) As Long

Parameters :

s 
[in] Descriptor identifying a bound, unconnected socket. 
backlog 
[in] Maximum length of the queue of pending connections. If set to SOMAXCONN, the underlying service provider responsible for socket s will set the backlog to a maximum reasonable value. There is no standard provision to obtain the actual backlog value.

Return :

If no error occurs, listen returns zero. Otherwise, a value of SOCKET_ERROR is returned, and a specific error code can be retrieved by calling WSAGetLastError.

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