(This function is part of SDL_net, a separate library from SDL.)

SDLNet_TCP_OpenClient

Open a client TCP network socket.

Header File

Defined in <SDL_net.h>

Syntax

TCPsocket SDLNet_TCP_OpenClient(IPaddress *ip);

Function Parameters

IPaddress *

ip

The address to open a connection to.

Return Value

(TCPsocket) Returns the newly created socket, or NULL if there was an error.

Remarks

Attempt a TCP connection to the remote host and port. The address passed in should already be swapped to network byte order (addresses returned from SDLNet_ResolveHost() are already in the correct form).

Version

This function is available since SDL_net 2.4.0.

See Also

• SDLNet_TCP_Close
• SDLNet_TCP_OpenServer
• SDLNet_TCP_Open

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