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PERL accept Function


Syntax

accept NEWSOCKET,GENERICSOCKET


Definition and Usage

Accepts an incoming connection on the existing GENERICSOCKET, which should have been created with socket and bound to a local address using bind. The new socket, which will be used for communication with the client will be NEWSOCKET. GENERICSOCKET will remain unchanged.

Returned Value

  • 0 on failure

  • Packed address of remote host on success

Example

Have a look at socket example in Perl Socket Session.

You will often see accept() used inside a while loop as follows

  while(1) {
      accept( NEW_SOCKET, SOCKT );
      .......
   }

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