basic_socket_acceptor::accept (2 of 4 overloads)

Accept a new connection.

template<
    typename Protocol1,
    typename SocketService>
asio::error_code accept(
    basic_socket< Protocol1, SocketService > & peer,
    asio::error_code & ec,
    typename enable_if< is_convertible< Protocol, Protocol1 >::value >::type *  = 0);

This function is used to accept a new connection from a peer into the given socket. The function call will block until a new connection has been accepted successfully or an error occurs.

Parameters

peer: The socket into which the new connection will be accepted.
ec: Set to indicate what error occurred, if any.

Example

asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(io_service);
...
asio::ip::tcp::soocket socket(io_service);
asio::error_code ec;
acceptor.accept(socket, ec);
if (ec)
{
  // An error occurred.
}