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basic_socket::bind (2 of 2 overloads)

Bind the socket to the given local endpoint.

void bind(
    const endpoint_type & endpoint,
    boost::system::error_code & ec);

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.

ec

Set to indicate what error occurred, if any.

Example
boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket socket(my_context);
socket.open(boost::asio::ip::tcp::v4());
boost::system::error_code ec;
socket.bind(boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(
      boost::asio::ip::tcp::v4(), 12345), ec);
if (ec)
{
  // An error occurred.
}

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