Re: [Boost-users] Asio sockets - non-blocking read

From: Jean-Sebastien Stoezel (js.stoezel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-10 08:34:24

Great thanks!

On 10-Jul-08, at 3:37 AM, Igor R wrote:

> You can use tcp::socket::available()
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_35_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/basic_stream_socket/available/overload2.html
>
> or:
> boost::asio::socket_base::bytes_readable command(true);
> socket.io_control(command);
> std::size_t bytes_readable = command.get();
>
> 2008/7/10, Jean-Sebastien Stoezel <js.stoezel_at_[hidden]>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there a way to read from a synchronous TCP socket without  
>> blocking the
>> calling thread?
>> Like using a time out, or checking how many bytes are present on  
>> the socket
>> before reading?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jean
>>
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