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basic_socket::bind (1 of 2 overloads)

Bind the socket to the given local endpoint.

void bind(
    const endpoint_type & endpoint);

This function binds the socket to the specified endpoint on the local machine.

Parameters

endpoint: An endpoint on the local machine to which the socket will be bound.

Exceptions

boost::system::system_error: Thrown on failure.

Example

boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket socket(io_service);
socket.open(boost::asio::ip::tcp::v4());
socket.bind(boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(
      boost::asio::ip::tcp::v4(), 12345));