basic_socket_acceptor::set_option (2 of 2 overloads)

Set an option on the acceptor.

template<
    typename SettableSocketOption>
void set_option(
    const SettableSocketOption & option,
    asio::error_code & ec);

This function is used to set an option on the acceptor.

Parameters

option: The new option value to be set on the acceptor.
ec: Set to indicate what error occurred, if any.

Example

Setting the SOL_SOCKET/SO_REUSEADDR option:

asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(io_context);
...
asio::ip::tcp::acceptor::reuse_address option(true);
asio::error_code ec;
acceptor.set_option(option, ec);
if (ec)
{
  // An error occurred.
}