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basic_socket_acceptor::get_option (1 of 2 overloads)

basic_socket_acceptor::get_option (1 of 2 overloads)

Get an option from the acceptor.

template<
    typename GettableSocketOption>
void get_option(
    GettableSocketOption & option);

This function is used to get the current value of an option on the acceptor.

Parameters

option: The option value to be obtained from the acceptor.

Exceptions

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

Example

Getting the value of the SOL_SOCKET/SO_REUSEADDR option:

boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(io_service);
...
boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor::reuse_address option;
acceptor.get_option(option);
bool is_set = option.get();