Initializer

init(remoteWithProtocolFamily:socketType:protocol:address:)

Initializes the receiver as a remote socket with the provided arguments.

Declaration

init(remoteWithProtocolFamily family: Int32, socketType type: Int32, protocol: Int32, address: Data)

Parameters

family: The protocol family for the socket port. Possible values are defined in <sys/socket.h>, such as AF_LOCAL, AF_INET, and AF_INET6.
type: The type of socket.
protocol: The specific protocol to use from the the protocol family.
address: The family-specific socket address for the receiver copied into an NSData object.

Discussion

A connection is not opened to the remote address until data is sent.

See Also

Creating Instances

Initializes the receiver as a local TCP/IP socket of type SOCK_STREAM.

init?(tcpPort: UInt16)

Initializes the receiver as a local TCP/IP socket of type SOCK_STREAM, listening on a specified port number.

init?(protocolFamily: Int32, socketType: Int32, protocol: Int32, address: Data)

Initializes the receiver as a local socket with the provided arguments.

init?(protocolFamily: Int32, socketType: Int32, protocol: Int32, socket: SocketNativeHandle)

Initializes the receiver with a previously created local socket.

init?(remoteWithTCPPort: UInt16, host: String?)

Initializes the receiver as a TCP/IP socket of type SOCK_STREAM that can connect to a remote host on a specified port.