(This function is part of SDL_net, a separate library from SDL.)

SDLNet_TCP_Accept

Accept an incoming connection on the given server socket.

Header File

Defined in SDL_net.h

Syntax

TCPsocket SDLNet_TCP_Accept(TCPsocket server);

Function Parameters

server

the server socket to accept a connection on.

Return Value

Returns the newly created socket, or NULL if there was an error.

Remarks

server must be a socket returned by SDLNet_TCP_Open with an address of INADDR_NONE or INADDR_ANY (a "server socket"). Other sockets do not accept connections.

Version

This function is available since SDL_net 2.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction