Socket Constructors

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Net.Sockets

Assembly:: System.Net.Sockets.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Assemblies:: System.dll, System.Net.Sockets.dll

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Initializes a new instance of the Socket class.

Overloads

Socket(SafeSocketHandle)	Initializes a new instance of the Socket class for the specified socket handle.
Socket(SocketInformation)	Initializes a new instance of the Socket class using the specified value returned from DuplicateAndClose(Int32).
Socket(SocketType, ProtocolType)	Initializes a new instance of the Socket class using the specified socket type and protocol. If the operating system supports IPv6, this constructor creates a dual-mode socket; otherwise, it creates an IPv4 socket.
Socket(AddressFamily, SocketType, ProtocolType)	Initializes a new instance of the Socket class using the specified address family, socket type and protocol.

Socket(SafeSocketHandle)

Source:: Socket.cs

Source:: Socket.cs

Source:: Socket.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Socket class for the specified socket handle.

public:
 Socket(System::Net::Sockets::SafeSocketHandle ^ handle);

public Socket (System.Net.Sockets.SafeSocketHandle handle);

new System.Net.Sockets.Socket : System.Net.Sockets.SafeSocketHandle -> System.Net.Sockets.Socket

Public Sub New (handle As SafeSocketHandle)

Parameters

handle: SafeSocketHandle

The socket handle for the socket that the Socket object will encapsulate.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

handle is null.

ArgumentException

handle is invalid.

SocketException

handle is not a socket or information about the socket could not be accessed.

Remarks

This method populates the Socket instance with data gathered from the supplied SafeSocketHandle. Different operating systems provide varying levels of support for querying a socket handle or file descriptor for its properties and configuration. Some of the public APIs on the resulting Socket instance may differ based on operating system, such as ProtocolType and Blocking.

Applies to

Socket(SocketInformation)

Source:: Socket.cs

Source:: Socket.cs

Source:: Socket.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Socket class using the specified value returned from DuplicateAndClose(Int32).

public:
 Socket(System::Net::Sockets::SocketInformation socketInformation);

[System.Runtime.Versioning.SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
public Socket (System.Net.Sockets.SocketInformation socketInformation);

public Socket (System.Net.Sockets.SocketInformation socketInformation);

[<System.Runtime.Versioning.SupportedOSPlatform("windows")>]
new System.Net.Sockets.Socket : System.Net.Sockets.SocketInformation -> System.Net.Sockets.Socket

new System.Net.Sockets.Socket : System.Net.Sockets.SocketInformation -> System.Net.Sockets.Socket

Public Sub New (socketInformation As SocketInformation)

Parameters

socketInformation: SocketInformation

The socket information returned by DuplicateAndClose(Int32).

Attributes: SupportedOSPlatformAttribute

Remarks

If you call the Socket constructor multiple times with the same byte array as the argument for each call, you will create multiple managed Sockets with the same underlying socket. This practice is strongly discouraged.

Applies to

Socket(SocketType, ProtocolType)

Source:: Socket.cs

Source:: Socket.cs

Source:: Socket.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Socket class using the specified socket type and protocol. If the operating system supports IPv6, this constructor creates a dual-mode socket; otherwise, it creates an IPv4 socket.

public:
 Socket(System::Net::Sockets::SocketType socketType, System::Net::Sockets::ProtocolType protocolType);

public Socket (System.Net.Sockets.SocketType socketType, System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType protocolType);

new System.Net.Sockets.Socket : System.Net.Sockets.SocketType * System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType -> System.Net.Sockets.Socket

Public Sub New (socketType As SocketType, protocolType As ProtocolType)

Parameters

socketType: SocketType

One of the SocketType values.

protocolType: ProtocolType

One of the ProtocolType values.

Exceptions

SocketException

The combination of socketType and protocolType results in an invalid socket.

Remarks

The socketType parameter specifies the type of the Socket class and the protocolType parameter specifies the protocol used by Socket. The two parameters are not independent. Often the Socket type is implicit in the protocol. If the combination of Socket type and protocol type results in an invalid Socket, this constructor throws a SocketException.

Note

If this constructor throws a SocketException, use the SocketException.ErrorCode property to obtain the specific error code. After you have obtained this code, refer to the Windows Sockets version 2 API error code documentation for a detailed description of the error.

Note

This member outputs trace information when you enable network tracing in your application. For more information, see Network Tracing in .NET Framework.

Applies to

Socket(AddressFamily, SocketType, ProtocolType)

Source:: Socket.cs

Source:: Socket.cs

Source:: Socket.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Socket class using the specified address family, socket type and protocol.

public:
 Socket(System::Net::Sockets::AddressFamily addressFamily, System::Net::Sockets::SocketType socketType, System::Net::Sockets::ProtocolType protocolType);

public Socket (System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily addressFamily, System.Net.Sockets.SocketType socketType, System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType protocolType);

new System.Net.Sockets.Socket : System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily * System.Net.Sockets.SocketType * System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType -> System.Net.Sockets.Socket

Public Sub New (addressFamily As AddressFamily, socketType As SocketType, protocolType As ProtocolType)

Parameters

addressFamily: AddressFamily

One of the AddressFamily values.

socketType: SocketType

One of the SocketType values.

protocolType: ProtocolType

One of the ProtocolType values.

Exceptions

SocketException

The combination of addressFamily, socketType, and protocolType results in an invalid socket.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to create an instance of the Socket class.

#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Text;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Net;
using namespace System::Net::Sockets;
String^ DoSocketGet( String^ server )
{
   
   //Set up variables and String to write to the server.
   Encoding^ ASCII = Encoding::ASCII;
   String^ Get =  "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: ";
   Get->Concat( server,  "\r\nConnection: Close\r\n\r\n" );
   array<Byte>^ByteGet = ASCII->GetBytes( Get );
   array<Byte>^RecvBytes = gcnew array<Byte>(256);
   String^ strRetPage = nullptr;
   
   // IPAddress and IPEndPoint represent the endpoint that will
   //   receive the request.
   // Get first IPAddress in list return by DNS.
   try
   {
      
      // Define those variables to be evaluated in the next for loop and 
      // then used to connect to the server. These variables are defined
      // outside the for loop to make them accessible there after.
      Socket^ s = nullptr;
      IPEndPoint^ hostEndPoint;
      IPAddress^ hostAddress = nullptr;
      int conPort = 80;
      
      // Get DNS host information.
      IPHostEntry^ hostInfo = Dns::Resolve( server );
      
      // Get the DNS IP addresses associated with the host.
      array<IPAddress^>^IPaddresses = hostInfo->AddressList;
      
      // Evaluate the socket and receiving host IPAddress and IPEndPoint. 
      for ( int index = 0; index < IPaddresses->Length; index++ )
      {
         hostAddress = IPaddresses[ index ];
         hostEndPoint = gcnew IPEndPoint( hostAddress,conPort );
         
         // Creates the Socket to send data over a TCP connection.
         s = gcnew Socket( AddressFamily::InterNetwork,SocketType::Stream,ProtocolType::Tcp );
         
         // Connect to the host using its IPEndPoint.
         s->Connect( hostEndPoint );
         if (  !s->Connected )
         {
            
            // Connection failed, try next IPaddress.
            strRetPage =  "Unable to connect to host";
            s = nullptr;
            continue;
         }

         
         // Sent the GET request to the host.
         s->Send( ByteGet, ByteGet->Length, SocketFlags::None );
         

      }
      
      // Receive the host home page content and loop until all the data is received.
      Int32 bytes = s->Receive( RecvBytes, RecvBytes->Length, SocketFlags::None );
      strRetPage =  "Default HTML page on ";
      strRetPage->Concat( server,  ":\r\n", ASCII->GetString( RecvBytes, 0, bytes ) );
      while ( bytes > 0 )
      {
         bytes = s->Receive( RecvBytes, RecvBytes->Length, SocketFlags::None );
         strRetPage->Concat( ASCII->GetString( RecvBytes, 0, bytes ) );
      }

      
   }
   catch ( SocketException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine(  "SocketException caught!!!" );
      Console::Write(  "Source : " );
      Console::WriteLine( e->Source );
      Console::Write(  "Message : " );
      Console::WriteLine( e->Message );
   }
   catch ( ArgumentNullException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine(  "ArgumentNULLException caught!!!" );
      Console::Write(  "Source : " );
      Console::WriteLine( e->Source );
      Console::Write(  "Message : " );
      Console::WriteLine( e->Message );
   }
   catch ( NullReferenceException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine(  "NULLReferenceException caught!!!" );
      Console::Write(  "Source : " );
      Console::WriteLine( e->Source );
      Console::Write(  "Message : " );
      Console::WriteLine( e->Message );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine(  "Exception caught!!!" );
      Console::Write(  "Source : " );
      Console::WriteLine( e->Source );
      Console::Write(  "Message : " );
      Console::WriteLine( e->Message );
   }

   return strRetPage;
}

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( DoSocketGet(  "localhost" ) );
}

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

public class Sample
{

  public static string DoSocketGet(string server)
  {
    //Set up variables and String to write to the server.
    Encoding ASCII = Encoding.ASCII;
    string Get = "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: " + server +
                 "\r\nConnection: Close\r\n\r\n";
    Byte[] ByteGet = ASCII.GetBytes(Get);
    Byte[] RecvBytes = new Byte[256];
    String strRetPage = null;

    // IPAddress and IPEndPoint represent the endpoint that will
    //   receive the request.
    // Get first IPAddress in list return by DNS.

    try
    {

      // Define those variables to be evaluated in the next for loop and
      // then used to connect to the server. These variables are defined
      // outside the for loop to make them accessible there after.
      Socket s = null;
      IPEndPoint hostEndPoint;
      IPAddress hostAddress = null;
      int conPort = 80;

      // Get DNS host information.
      IPHostEntry hostInfo = Dns.GetHostEntry(server);
      // Get the DNS IP addresses associated with the host.
      IPAddress[] IPaddresses = hostInfo.AddressList;

      // Evaluate the socket and receiving host IPAddress and IPEndPoint.
      for (int index=0; index<IPaddresses.Length; index++)
      {
        hostAddress = IPaddresses[index];
        hostEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(hostAddress, conPort);


        // Creates the Socket to send data over a TCP connection.
        s = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp );


        // Connect to the host using its IPEndPoint.
        s.Connect(hostEndPoint);

        if (!s.Connected)
        {
          // Connection failed, try next IPaddress.
          strRetPage = "Unable to connect to host";
          s = null;
          continue;
        }

        // Sent the GET request to the host.
        s.Send(ByteGet, ByteGet.Length, 0);

      } // End of the for loop.


      // Receive the host home page content and loop until all the data is received.
      Int32 bytes = s.Receive(RecvBytes, RecvBytes.Length, 0);
      strRetPage = "Default HTML page on " + server + ":\r\n";
      strRetPage = strRetPage + ASCII.GetString(RecvBytes, 0, bytes);

      while (bytes > 0)
      {
        bytes = s.Receive(RecvBytes, RecvBytes.Length, 0);
        strRetPage = strRetPage + ASCII.GetString(RecvBytes, 0, bytes);
      }

    } // End of the try block.

    catch(SocketException e)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("SocketException caught!!!");
      Console.WriteLine("Source : " + e.Source);
      Console.WriteLine("Message : " + e.Message);
    }
    catch(ArgumentNullException e)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("ArgumentNullException caught!!!");
      Console.WriteLine("Source : " + e.Source);
      Console.WriteLine("Message : " + e.Message);
    }
    catch(NullReferenceException e)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("NullReferenceException caught!!!");
      Console.WriteLine("Source : " + e.Source);
      Console.WriteLine("Message : " + e.Message);
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Exception caught!!!");
      Console.WriteLine("Source : " + e.Source);
      Console.WriteLine("Message : " + e.Message);
    }

    return strRetPage;
}
   public static void Main()
   {
      Console.WriteLine(DoSocketGet("localhost"));
   }
 }

Imports System.Text
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Sockets

 _

Public Class Sample
   
   
   Public Shared Function DoSocketGet(server As String) As String
      'Set up variables and String to write to the server.
    Dim ASCII As Encoding = Encoding.ASCII
    Dim [Get] As String = "GET / HTTP/1.1" + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.NewLine + "Host: " + server + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.NewLine + "Connection: Close" + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.NewLine + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.NewLine
    Dim ByteGet As [Byte]() = ASCII.GetBytes([Get])
    Dim RecvBytes(256) As [Byte]
    Dim strRetPage As [String] = Nothing


      
      ' IPAddress and IPEndPoint represent the endpoint that will
      '   receive the request.
      ' Get first IPAddress in list return by DNS.
      Try

 

         ' Define those variables to be evaluated in the next for loop and 
         ' then used to connect to the server. These variables are defined
         ' outside the for loop to make them accessible there after.
         Dim s As Socket = Nothing
         Dim hostEndPoint As IPEndPoint
         Dim hostAddress As IPAddress = Nothing
         Dim conPort As Integer = 80
         
         ' Get DNS host information.
         Dim hostInfo As IPHostEntry = Dns.Resolve(server)
         ' Get the DNS IP addresses associated with the host.
         Dim IPaddresses As IPAddress() = hostInfo.AddressList
         
         ' Evaluate the socket and receiving host IPAddress and IPEndPoint. 
      Dim index As Integer = 0
      For index = 0 To IPaddresses.Length - 1
        hostAddress = IPaddresses(index)
        hostEndPoint = New IPEndPoint(hostAddress, conPort)


        ' Creates the Socket to send data over a TCP connection.
        s = New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp)


        ' Connect to the host using its IPEndPoint.
        s.Connect(hostEndPoint)

        If Not s.Connected Then
          ' Connection failed, try next IPaddress.
          strRetPage = "Unable to connect to host"
          s = Nothing
          GoTo ContinueFor1
        End If


        ' Sent the GET request to the host.
        s.Send(ByteGet, ByteGet.Length, 0)


ContinueFor1:
      Next index  ' End of the for loop.
      



      ' Receive the host home page content and loop until all the data is received.

      'Dim bytes As Int32 = s.Receive(RecvBytes, RecvBytes.Length, 0)
      Dim bytes As Int32 = s.Receive(RecvBytes, RecvBytes.Length, 0)

      strRetPage = "Default HTML page on " + server + ":\r\n"
      strRetPage = "Default HTML page on " + server + ":" + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.NewLine

      Dim i As Integer

      While bytes > 0

        bytes = s.Receive(RecvBytes, RecvBytes.Length, 0)

        strRetPage = strRetPage + ASCII.GetString(RecvBytes, 0, bytes)

      End While


      ' End of the try block.
    Catch e As SocketException
         Console.WriteLine("SocketException caught!!!")
         Console.WriteLine(("Source : " + e.Source))
         Console.WriteLine(("Message : " + e.Message))
      Catch e As ArgumentNullException
         Console.WriteLine("ArgumentNullException caught!!!")
         Console.WriteLine(("Source : " + e.Source))
         Console.WriteLine(("Message : " + e.Message))
      Catch e As NullReferenceException
         Console.WriteLine("NullReferenceException caught!!!")
         Console.WriteLine(("Source : " + e.Source))
         Console.WriteLine(("Message : " + e.Message))
      Catch e As Exception
         Console.WriteLine("Exception caught!!!")
         Console.WriteLine(("Source : " + e.Source))
         Console.WriteLine(("Message : " + e.Message))
      End Try
      
      Return strRetPage
   End Function 'DoSocketGet
    
   Public Shared Sub Main()
    Console.WriteLine(DoSocketGet("localhost"))
   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The addressFamily parameter specifies the addressing scheme that the Socket class uses, the socketType parameter specifies the type of the Socket class, and the protocolType parameter specifies the protocol used by Socket. The three parameters are not independent. Some address families restrict which protocols can be used with them, and often the Socket type is implicit in the protocol. If the combination of address family, Socket type, and protocol type results in an invalid Socket, this constructor throws a SocketException.

Note

This member outputs trace information when you enable network tracing in your application. For more information, see Network Tracing in .NET Framework.

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Socket Constructors

Definition

Overloads

Socket(SafeSocketHandle)

Parameters

Exceptions

Remarks

Applies to

Socket(SocketInformation)

Parameters

Remarks

Applies to

Socket(SocketType, ProtocolType)

Parameters

Exceptions

Remarks

Applies to

Socket(AddressFamily, SocketType, ProtocolType)

Parameters

Exceptions

Examples

Remarks

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