MulticastOption.Group Property

Definition

Gets or sets the IP address of a multicast group.

C#
public System.Net.IPAddress Group { get; set; }

Property Value

The IP address of a multicast group.

Exceptions

.NET 5 and later versions: The value to set is null.

Examples

The following example displays the value of this property.

C#
private static void MulticastOptionProperties()
{
    Console.WriteLine("Current multicast group is: " + s_mcastOption.Group);
    Console.WriteLine("Current multicast local address is: " + s_mcastOption.LocalAddress);
}

Remarks

Valid IP addresses for multicast packets are in the range 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1