basic_socket_acceptor::accept (11 of 16 overloads)

Accept a new connection.

Protocol::socket::template rebind_executor< executor_type >::other accept(
    endpoint_type & peer_endpoint);

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

peer_endpoint: An endpoint object into which the endpoint of the remote peer will be written.

Return Value

A socket object representing the newly accepted connection.

Exceptions

asio::system_error: Thrown on failure.

Example

asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(my_context);
...
asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint;
asio::ip::tcp::socket socket(acceptor.accept(endpoint));