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ISocketSubsystem::CreateSocket

Creates a socket SocketType type of socket to create (DGram, Stream, etc)

Windows

MacOS

Linux

Deprecated

Use the CreateSocket with the FName parameter for support for multiple protocol types.

References

Module	Sockets
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Sockets/Public/SocketSubsystem.h
Include	#include "SocketSubsystem.h"

Syntax

virtual FSocket * CreateSocket
(
    const FName & SocketType,
    const FString & SocketDescription,
    ESocketProtocolFamily ProtocolType
)

Remarks

Creates a socket

SocketType type of socket to create (DGram, Stream, etc)

Returns

the new socket or NULL if failed

Parameters

Parameter	Description
SocketDescription	debug description
ProtocolType	the socket protocol to be used. Each subsystem must handle the None case and output a valid socket regardless.

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