The Berkeley Sockets Adapter

SourcePro : Essential Networking Module User’s Guide : PART II The Networking Package : The Berkeley Sockets Adapter

Introduction

Using RWSocket

Closing Sockets and Avoiding Resource Leaks

Using Socket Portals

Using Communication Services with Sockets

Socket Multiplexing

Examples

Introduction

The Berkeley sockets adapter is an object-oriented interface to the Berkeley sockets API. The adapter uses the same concepts and names used by Berkeley sockets—such as socket, bind, connect, and socket address—and includes a type-safe, fully object-oriented interface.