Network Programming

Macros
#define	INVALID_SOCKET   -1
	A constant representing an invalid socket. More...
#define	SOCKET_ERROR   -1
	A constant representing an error on a socket. More...

Typedefs
typedef int	sock_t
	The network socket datatype. More...

Detailed Description

DataSource SDK provides a simplified network programming API, including wrappers to standard system calls and library functions.

Using these wrappers will ensure that the network code in your DataSource application will work across all supported platforms.

Macro Definition Documentation

#define INVALID_SOCKET   -1

A constant representing an invalid socket.

This is provided for compatibility between Win32 and UNIX systems

#define SOCKET_ERROR   -1

A constant representing an error on a socket.

This is provided for compatibility between Win32 and UNIX systems

Typedef Documentation

typedef int sock_t

The network socket datatype.