IPEndPoint.Serialize Method

Definition

Serializes endpoint information into a SocketAddress instance.

C#
public override System.Net.SocketAddress Serialize();

Returns

A SocketAddress instance containing the socket address for the endpoint.

Examples

The following example uses the Serialize method to serialize endpoint information into a SocketAddress instance.

C#
// The serializeEndpoint method serializes the endpoint and returns the
// SocketAddress containing the serialized endpoint data.
private static SocketAddress serializeEndpoint(IPEndPoint endpoint)
{

  // Serialize IPEndPoint details to a SocketAddress instance.
  SocketAddress socketAddress = endpoint.Serialize();

  // Display the serialized endpoint information.
  Console.WriteLine("Endpoint.Serialize() : " + socketAddress.ToString());

  Console.WriteLine("Socket.Family : " + socketAddress.Family);
  Console.WriteLine("Socket.Size : " + socketAddress.Size);

  Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");
  Console.ReadLine();

  return socketAddress;
}

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