nlOpen

open (create) a socket

C Specification

NLsocket nlOpen(NLushort port, NLenum type)

Parameters

port

[in]The port to bind to.

type

[in]The type of socket to create (NL_RELIABLE, NL_UNRELIABLE, NL_RELIABLE_PACKETS, NL_BROADCAST, NL_MULTICAST).

Description

nlOpen returns a new socket object of type, bound to port. If port is '0', then the system will assign a port number.

Return values

If no error occurs, nlOpen returns a new socket object.

Otherwise, a value of NL_INVALID is returned, and the specific error code can be retrieved by calling nlGetError

Error codes

NL_INVALID_ENUM : The socket type is not valid.
NL_SYSTEM_ERROR : A system Socket error has ocurred. The system error can be retrieved by calling nlGetSystemError.

See also

nlClose,
nlConnect

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