basic_socket_acceptor::accept (7 of 12 overloads)

Accept a new connection.

Protocol::socket accept(
    boost::asio::io_context & io_context);

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

This overload requires that the Protocol template parameter satisfy the AcceptableProtocol type requirements.

Parameters

io_context: The io_context object to be used for the newly accepted socket.

Return Value

A socket object representing the newly accepted connection.

Exceptions

boost::system::system_error: Thrown on failure.

Example

boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(io_context);
...
boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket socket(acceptor.accept());