Re: [Boost-users] [Asio] async_receive_from

From: Igor R (boost.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-01 11:05:56

You can use tcp::socket::cancel(), but note that on most Windows
platforms it won't work.
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_35_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/basic_stream_socket/cancel/overload2.html

On the other hand, you can just close() your socket - this cancels any
outstanding operations on it.

2008/7/1, Ryan McConnehey <mccorywork_at_[hidden]>:
> All,
>
> Async_receive_from waits on data from a socket.  I have this socket in
> another thread with the sole function of listening to the socket, putting
> it's data into a queue and then going back to listening on the socket.  Is
> there a way to end the function early, while it's still waiting for data, so
> I can destroy the socket?
>
> Ryan
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