BIOssocket(3) OpenSSL BIOssocket(3)

NAME
       BIOssocket, BIOnewsocket - socket BIO

SYNOPSIS
        #include 

        BIOMETHOD *BIOssocket(void);

        long BIOsetfd(BIO *b, int fd, long closeflag);
        long BIOgetfd(BIO *b, int *c);

        BIO *BIOnewsocket(int sock, int closeflag);

DESCRIPTION
       BIOssocket() returns the socket BIO method. This is a wrapper round
       the platform's socket routines.

       BIOread() and BIOwrite() read or write the underlying socket.
       BIOputs() is supported but BIOgets() is not.

       If the close flag is set then the socket is shut down and closed when
       the BIO is freed.

       BIOsetfd() sets the socket of BIO bb to ffdd and the close flag to
       cclloosseeffllaagg.

       BIOgetfd() places the socket in cc if it is not NULL, it also returns
       the socket. If cc is not NULL it should be of type (int *).

       BIOnewsocket() returns a socket BIO using ssoocckk and cclloosseeffllaagg.

NNOOTTEESS
       Socket BIOs also support any relevant functionality of file descriptor
       BIOs.

       The reason for having separate file descriptor and socket BIOs is that
       on some platforms sockets are not file descriptors and use distinct I/O
       routines, Windows is one such platform. Any code mixing the two will
       not work on all platforms.

       BIOsetfd() and BIOgetfd() are macros.

RETURN VALUES
       BIOssocket() returns the socket BIO method.

       BIOsetfd() always returns 1.

       BIOgetfd() returns the socket or -1 if the BIO has not been
       initialized.

       BIOnewsocket() returns the newly allocated BIO or NULL is an error
       occurred.

SEE ALSO
       TBA



0.9.7l                            2000-10-19                   BIOssocket(3)