.\"send a message from a socket
.TH socket_write 3 "5 Sep 1994" MudOS "LPC Library Functions"

.SH NAME
socket_write() - send a message from a socket

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <socket_err.h>

int socket_write( int s, mixed message,
                  void | string address );

.SH DESCRIPTION
socket_write() sends a message on a socket s. If the socket s is of type
STREAM or MUD, the socket must already be connected and the address is not
specified. If the socket is of type DATAGRAM, the address must be specified.
The address is of the form: "127.0.0.1 23".

.SH RETURN VALUES
socket_write() returns:
.IP
EESUCCESS on success.
.IP
a negative value indicated below on error.

.SH ERRORS
.TP 15
EEFDRANGE
Descriptor out of range.
.TP
EEBADF
Descriptor is invalid.
.TP
EESECURITY
Security violation attempted.
.TP
EENOADDR
Socket not bound to an address.
.TP
EEBADADDR
Problem with address format.
.TP
EENOTCONN
Socket not connected.
.TP
EEALREADY
Operation already in progress.
.TP
EETYPENOTSUPP
Object type not supported.
.TP
EEBADDATA
Sending data with too many nested levels.
.TP
EESENDTO
Problem with sendto.
.TP
EEMODENOTSUPP
Socket mode not supported.
.TP
EEWOULDBLOCK
Operation would block.
.TP
EESEND
Problem with send.
.TP
EECALLBACK
Wait for callback.

.SH SEE ALSO
socket_connect(3), socket_create(3)