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init(protocolFamily:socketType:protocol:address:)

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

Declaration

init?(protocolFamily 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 protocol family.

  • address:

    The family-specific socket address for the receiver copied into an NSData object.

Return Value

A local socket port initialized with the provided arguments.

Discussion

The receiver must be added to a run loop before it can accept connections or receive messages. Incoming messages are passed to the receiver’s delegate method handlePortMessage:.

To create a standard TCP/IP socket, use init(tcpPort:).

See Also

Creating Instances