socket_write(3)       LPC Library Functions       socket_write(3)

NAME
     socket_write() - send a message from a socket

SYNOPSIS
     #include <socket_err.h>

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

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 con-
     nected 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".

RETURN VALUES
     socket_write() returns:

          EESUCCESS on success.

          a negative value indicated below on error.

ERRORS
     EEFDRANGE      Descriptor out of range.

     EEBADF         Descriptor is invalid.

     EESECURITY     Security violation attempted.

     EENOADDR       Socket not bound to an address.

     EEBADADDR      Problem with address format.

     EENOTCONN      Socket not connected.

     EEALREADY      Operation already in progress.

     EETYPENOTSUPP  Object type not supported.

     EEBADDATA      Sending data with too many nested levels.

     EESENDTO       Problem with sendto.

     EEMODENOTSUPP  Socket mode not supported.

     EEWOULDBLOCK   Operation would block.

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socket_write(3)       LPC Library Functions       socket_write(3)

     EESEND         Problem with send.

     EECALLBACK     Wait for callback.

SEE ALSO
     socket_connect(3), socket_create(3)

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