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Socket Class

Creates and configures sockets for network communications.

Namespace: System.Net.Sockets
Assembly: System (in system.dll)

Syntax

public class Socket : IDisposable

Remarks

A socket enables communication among hosts on a network or among processes on a single computer. The Socket class supports the communications protocols that are specified by the ProtocolType enumeration.

Version Information

Available in the .NET Micro Framework versions 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, and 4.1.

See Also

Reference

Socket Members
System.Net.Sockets Namespace