Socket.Connect Method (EndPoint) (System.Net.Sockets)

    ' .Connect throws an exception if unsuccessful
    client.Connect(anEndPoint)

    ' This is how you can determine whether a socket is still connected.
    Dim blockingState As Boolean = client.Blocking
    Try
        Dim tmp(0) As Byte

        client.Blocking = False
        client.Send(tmp, 0, 0)
        Console.WriteLine("Connected!")
    Catch e As SocketException
        ' 10035 == WSAEWOULDBLOCK
        If e.NativeErrorCode.Equals(10035) Then
            Console.WriteLine("Still Connected, but the Send would block")
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("Disconnected: error code {0}!", e.NativeErrorCode)
        End If
    Finally
        client.Blocking = blockingState
    End Try

    Console.WriteLine("Connected: {0}", client.Connected)

End Sub 'ConnectAndCheck

// .Connect throws an exception if unsuccessful
client.Connect(anEndPoint);

// This is how you can determine whether a socket is still connected.
bool blockingState = client.Blocking;
try
{
    byte [] tmp = new byte[1];

    client.Blocking = false;
    client.Send(tmp, 0, 0);
    Console.WriteLine("Connected!");
}
catch (SocketException e) 
{
    // 10035 == WSAEWOULDBLOCK
    if (e.NativeErrorCode.Equals(10035))
        Console.WriteLine("Still Connected, but the Send would block");
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Disconnected: error code {0}!", e.NativeErrorCode);
    }
}
finally
{
    client.Blocking = blockingState;
}

 Console.WriteLine("Connected: {0}", client.Connected);

client->Connect( anEndPoint );
if (  !client->Connected )
{
   Console::WriteLine( "Winsock error: {0}", Convert::ToString(
      System::Runtime::InteropServices::Marshal::GetLastWin32Error() ) );
}

// This is how you can determine whether a socket is still connected.
bool blockingState = client->Blocking;
try
{
   array<Byte>^tmp = gcnew array<Byte>(1);
   client->Blocking = false;
   client->Send( tmp, 0, static_cast<SocketFlags>(0) );
   Console::WriteLine( L"Connected!" );
}
catch ( SocketException^ e ) 
{
   // 10035 == WSAEWOULDBLOCK
   if ( e->NativeErrorCode.Equals( 10035 ) )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Connected from an exception!" );
   }
   else
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Disconnected: {0}!", e->NativeErrorCode );
   }
}
finally
{
   client->Blocking = blockingState;
}

Console::WriteLine( "Connected: {0}", client->Connected );