###### (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>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_net/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_net.h)

## Syntax

```c
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](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_Close)
- [SDLNet_TCP_OpenServer](SDLNet_TCP_OpenServer)
- [SDLNet_TCP_Open](SDLNet_TCP_Open)

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