Method
GioSocketreceive_from
since: 2.22
Declaration
gssize
g_socket_receive_from (
GSocket* socket,
GSocketAddress** address,
gchar* buffer,
gsize size,
GCancellable* cancellable,
GError** error
)
Description
Receive data (up to size bytes) from a socket.
If address is non-NULL then address will be set equal to the
source address of the received packet.
address is owned by the caller.
See g_socket_receive() for additional information.
Available since: 2.22
Parameters
address-
Type:
GSocketAddressA pointer to a
GSocketAddresspointer, orNULL.The argument will be set by the function. The argument can be NULL.The caller of the method takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it. buffer-
Type: An array of
guint8a buffer to read data into (which should be at least `size` bytes long).The argument will be set by the function. The length of the array is specified in the sizeargument.The data is owned by the instance. size-
Type:
gsizeThe number of bytes you want to read from the socket.
The argument will be set by the function. cancellable-
Type:
GCancellableA %GCancellable or
NULL.The argument can be NULL.The data is owned by the caller of the method. error-
Type:
GError **The return location for a recoverable error.
The argument can be NULL.If the return location is not NULL, then you must initialize it to aNULLGError*.The argument will be left initialized to NULLby the method if there are no errors.In case of error, the argument will be set to a newly allocated GError; the caller will take ownership of the data, and be responsible for freeing it.