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ProtocolType Enumeration

Silverlight

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Specifies the protocol that the Socket class supports.

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

Syntax

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public enum ProtocolType

Members

	Member name	Description
	Tcp	The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
	Unspecified	The protocol type is unspecified.
	Unknown	An unknown protocol type.
	Udp	The User Datagram Protocol (UDP). This protocol type is not supported on Silverlight for the desktop.

Remarks

The Socket class uses the ProtocolType enumeration to inform the Windows Sockets API of the requested protocol. Low-level driver software for the requested protocol must be present on the computer for the Socket to be created successfully.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Reference

System.Net.Sockets Namespace

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