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basic_socket_acceptor::set_option (1 of 2 overloads)

Set an option on the acceptor.

template<
    typename SettableSocketOption>
void set_option(
    const SettableSocketOption & option);

This function is used to set an option on the acceptor.

Parameters

option

The new option value to be set on the acceptor.

Exceptions

boost::system::system_error

Thrown on failure.

Example

Setting the SOL_SOCKET/SO_REUSEADDR option:

boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(io_service);
...
boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor::reuse_address option(true);
acceptor.set_option(option);

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