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basic_socket_acceptor::get_option (2 of 2 overloads)

Get an option from the acceptor.

template<
    typename GettableSocketOption>
void get_option(
    GettableSocketOption & option,
    boost::system::error_code & ec) const;

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.

ec

Set to indicate what error occurred, if any.

Example

Getting the value of the SOL_SOCKET/SO_REUSEADDR option:

boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(my_context);
...
boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor::reuse_address option;
boost::system::error_code ec;
acceptor.get_option(option, ec);
if (ec)
{
  // An error occurred.
}
bool is_set = option.get();

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