Socket.ReuseAddress Property

Definition

Tests if SocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR is enabled. -or- Enable/disable the SocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR socket option.

public virtual bool ReuseAddress { [Android.Runtime.Register("getReuseAddress", "()Z", "GetGetReuseAddressHandler")] get; [Android.Runtime.Register("setReuseAddress", "(Z)V", "GetSetReuseAddress_ZHandler")] set; }
[<get: Android.Runtime.Register("getReuseAddress", "()Z", "GetGetReuseAddressHandler")>]
[<set: Android.Runtime.Register("setReuseAddress", "(Z)V", "GetSetReuseAddress_ZHandler")>]
member this.ReuseAddress : bool with get, set

Property Value

a boolean indicating whether or not SocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR is enabled.

Attributes

Exceptions

Remarks

Property getter documentation:

Tests if SocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR is enabled.

Added in 1.4.

Java documentation for java.net.Socket.getReuseAddress().

Property setter documentation:

Enable/disable the SocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR socket option.

When a TCP connection is closed the connection may remain in a timeout state for a period of time after the connection is closed (typically known as the TIME_WAIT state or 2MSL wait state). For applications using a well known socket address or port it may not be possible to bind a socket to the required SocketAddress if there is a connection in the timeout state involving the socket address or port.

Enabling SocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR prior to binding the socket using #bind(SocketAddress) allows the socket to be bound even though a previous connection is in a timeout state.

When a Socket is created the initial setting of SocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR is disabled.

The behaviour when SocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR is enabled or disabled after a socket is bound (See #isBound()) is not defined.

Added in 1.4.

Java documentation for java.net.Socket.setReuseAddress(boolean).

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Applies to