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standard.net.socket.SocketHasData

Name Version Deprecated
SocketHasData version 1.0 no

Prototype:
boolean SocketHasData(number socket)

Parameters:
socket      a valid and socket descriptor, as returned by SocketCreate

Description:
Checks if a socket has data pending to be read.

Example:
import standard.net.socket

import standard.lib.thread


class ThreadClient {
var socket;

function ClientThread() {
var info=SocketInfo(socket);
echo info;

var i=0;
while (SocketRead(socket, var buffer, 100)>0) {
echo "Received: $buffer\n";

// read just half the messages ...
if (++i>5)
break;
}

if (SocketHasData(socket)) {
echo "Socket still has data waiting to be read !!!";
}

echo "Bye !";
SocketClose(socket);
}
}

class Main {

function Main() {
var s=SocketCreate();

SocketListen(s,3500);

do {
var s_client=SocketAccept(s);
echo "Accepted !";
if (s_client>=0) {
var cl=new ThreadClient();
cl.socket=s_client;

RunThread(cl.ClientThread);
}
} while (1);
}
}

Returns:
Returns true if the socket has data pending to be read.

Documented by Eduard Suica, generation time: Thu Oct 15 20:02:05 2009 GMT(c)2009 RadGs Software