Re: [Boost-users] boost asio tcp::socket assign

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost asio tcp::socket assign
From: Igor R (boost.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-30 03:54:04

> I have a boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket variable (reference) in a class,
> and it is initialized at the object construction time. At a later time
> I need to assign a new socket to this "socket reference variable". I
> think boost::assign is meant for that. But when I use assign, get the
> following error... (or is there any other method available?)
>
>
> .....cannot convert parameter 2 from 'boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket' to
> 'const boost::asio::detail::win_iocp_socket_service<Protocol>::native_type
> &'
>
>
> The code snippet is as follows...
>
> class MyClass
> {
> ....
> .....
> Â private:
> Â  Â  Â  Â  tcp::socket& Socket;
> }
>
> void MyClass::SetSocket(tcp::socket& s)
> {
> Â  Â  Â  Â Socket.assign(boost::asio::ip::tcp::v4(),s);
> }

assign() sets a native socket handler to the tcp::socket object. I.e.
if you open a socket by means of some native API, then you can
assign() this native socket handle to tcp::socket.