Disable sends or receives on the socket.
void shutdown( shutdown_type what, asio::error_code & ec);
This function is used to disable send operations, receive operations, or both.
Determines what types of operation will no longer be allowed.
Set to indicate what error occurred, if any.
Shutting down the send side of the socket:
asio::ip::tcp::socket socket(io_context); ... asio::error_code ec; socket.shutdown(asio::ip::tcp::socket::shutdown_send, ec); if (ec) { // An error occurred. }