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basic_stream_socket::set_option (1 of 2 overloads)

Inherited from basic_socket.

Set an option on the socket.

template<
    typename SettableSocketOption>
void set_option(
    const SettableSocketOption & option);

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

Parameters

option

The new option value to be set on the socket.

Exceptions

boost::system::system_error

Thrown on failure.

Example

Setting the IPPROTO_TCP/TCP_NODELAY option:

boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket socket(my_context);
...
boost::asio::ip::tcp::no_delay option(true);
socket.set_option(option);

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