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Socket.SocketType Property

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets the type of the Socket.

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

Syntax

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public SocketType SocketType { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Net.Sockets.SocketType
One of the SocketType values.

Remarks

SocketType is read-only and is set when the Socket is created.

Examples

The following code example displays the AddressFamily, SocketType, and ProtocolType to the console.

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        Socket s = new Socket (lep.Address.AddressFamily, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);

        //Using the AddressFamily, SocketType, and ProtocolType properties.
        Console.WriteLine ("I just set the following properties of socket: " + "Address Family = " + s.AddressFamily.ToString () + "\nSocketType = " + s.SocketType.ToString () + "\nProtocolType = " + s.ProtocolType.ToString ());

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Socket Class

System.Net.Sockets Namespace

SocketType

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