The Standard ML Basis Library

The GenericSock structure

Synopsis

signature GENERIC_SOCK  (* OPTIONAL *)
structure GenericSock :> GENERIC_SOCK  (* OPTIONAL *)


Implementations may provide the GenericSock structure as a way to provide access to additional address families and socket types (beyond those supported by INetSock and UnixSock).

Interface

val socket : Socket.AF.addr_family * Socket.SOCK.sock_type
               -> ('af, 'sock_type) Socket.sock
val socketPair : Socket.AF.addr_family
                   * Socket.SOCK.sock_type
                   -> ('af, 'sock_type) Socket.sock
                   * ('af, 'sock_type) Socket.sock
val socket' : Socket.AF.addr_family
                * Socket.SOCK.sock_type
                * int -> ('af, 'sock_type) Socket.sock
val socketPair' : Socket.AF.addr_family
                    * Socket.SOCK.sock_type
                    * int
                    -> ('af, 'sock_type) Socket.sock
                    * ('af, 'sock_type) Socket.sock

Description

socket (af, st)

creates a socket in the address family specified by af and the socket type specified by st, with the default protocol.

socketPair (af, st)

creates an unnamed pair of connected sockets in the address family specified by af and the socket type specified by st, with the default protocol.

socket' (af, st, i)

creates a socket in the address family specified by af and the socket type specified by st, with protocol number i.

socketPair' (af, st, i)

creates an unnamed pair of connected sockets in the address family specified by af and the socket type specified by st, with protocol number i.

See Also

INetSock, NetProtDB, Socket, UnixSock

Discussion

Question:

addressFamilies : unit -> Socket.AF.addr_family list?

socketTypes : unit -> Socket.SOCK.sock_type?

Generated April 12, 2004
Last Modified June 5, 1998
Comments to John Reppy.

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