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ISocketSubsystem::CreateUniqueSocket

Creates a socket using the given protocol name, wrapped in a unique pointer that will call DestroySocket automatically - do not call it explicitly! This SocketSubsystem must also outlive the sockets it creates.

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References

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

Syntax

FUniqueSocket CreateUniqueSocket
(
    const FName & SocketType,
    const FString & SocketDescription,
    const FName & ProtocolName
)

Remarks

Creates a socket using the given protocol name, wrapped in a unique pointer that will call DestroySocket automatically - do not call it explicitly! This SocketSubsystem must also outlive the sockets it creates.

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

Returns

the new socket or NULL if failed

Parameters

Parameter	Description
SocketDescription	debug description
ProtocolName	the name of the internet protocol to use for this socket. None should be handled.

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