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NNG_SOCKET_GET(3) NNG Reference Manual NNG_SOCKET_GET(3)

NAME

nng_socket_get - get socket option

SYNOPSIS

#include <nng/nng.h>
int nng_socket_get(nng_socket s, const char *opt, void *val, size_t *valszp);
int nng_socket_get_bool(nng_socket s, const char *opt, bool *bvalp);
int nng_socket_get_int(nng_socket s, const char *opt, int *ivalp);
int nng_socket_get_size(nng_socket s, const char *opt, size_t *zp);
int nng_socket_get_uint64(nng_socket s, const char *opt, uint64_t *u64p);
int nng_socket_get_string(nng_socket s, const char *opt, char **strp);
int nng_socket_get_ptr(nng_socket s, const char *opt, void **ptr);
int nng_socket_get_ms(nng_socket s, const char *opt, nng_duration *durp);

DESCRIPTION

The nng_socket_get() functions are used to retrieve option values for the socket s. The actual options that may be retrieved in this way vary. A number of them are documented in nng_options(5).

Additionally protocol-specific options are documented with the protocols themselves.


Important

Access to transport options via this function is deprecated, and may be
removed from a future release. Applications should instead make use of nng_dialer_get or nng_listener_get for specific dialers or listeners.

Forms

In all of these forms, the option opt is retrieved from the socket s. The forms vary based on the type of the option they take.

The details of the type, size, and semantics of the option will depend on the actual option, and will be documented with the option itself.

nng_socket_get()

This function is untyped and can be used to retrieve the value of any option. The caller must store a pointer to a buffer to receive the value in val, and the size of the buffer shall be stored at the location referenced by valszp.

When the function returns, the actual size of the data copied (or that would have been copied if sufficient space were present) is stored at the location referenced by valszp. If the caller’s buffer is not large enough to hold the entire object, then the copy is truncated. Therefore the caller should check for truncation by verifying that the returned size in valszp does not exceed the original buffer size.

It is acceptable to pass NULL for val if the value in valszp is zero. This can be used to determine the size of the buffer needed to receive the object.


Tip

It may be easier to use one of the typed forms of this function.

nng_socket_get_bool()

This function is for options which take a Boolean (bool). The value will be stored at bvalp.

nng_socket_get_int()

This function is for options which take an integer (int). The value will be stored at ivalp.

nng_socket_get_ms()

This function is used to retrieve time durations (such as timeouts), stored in durp as a number of milliseconds. (The special value NNG_DURATION_INFINITE means an infinite amount of time, and the special value NNG_DURATION_DEFAULT means a context-specific default.)

nng_socket_get_ptr()

This function is used to retrieve a pointer, ptr, to structured data. The data referenced by ptr is generally managed using other functions. Note that this form is somewhat special in that the object is generally not copied, but instead the pointer to the object is copied.

nng_socket_get_size()

This function is used to retrieve a size into the pointer zp, typically for buffer sizes, message maximum sizes, and similar options.

nng_socket_get_string()

This function is used to retrieve a string into strp. This string is created from the source using nng_strdup() and consequently must be freed by the caller using nng_strfree() when it is no longer needed.

nng_socket_get_uint64()

This function is used to retrieve a 64-bit unsigned value into the value referenced by u64p. This is typically used for options related to identifiers, network numbers, and similar.

RETURN VALUES

These functions return 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.

ERRORS

NNG_EBADTYPE

Incorrect type for option.

NNG_ECLOSED

Parameter s does not refer to an open socket.

NNG_EINVAL

Size of destination val too small for object.

NNG_ENOMEM

Insufficient memory exists.

NNG_ENOTSUP

The option opt is not supported.

NNG_EWRITEONLY

The option opt is write-only.

SEE ALSO

nng_dialer_get(3), nng_listener_get(3), nng_pipe_get(3), nng_socket_set(3), nng_strdup(3), nng_strerror(3), nng_strfree(3), nng_duration(5), nng_options(5), nng_socket(5), nng(7)

2025-02-02