Returns the socket descriptor associated with a Socket Device
Channel for direct use with the DEC C RTL.
Format
#include <socket.h>
int socket_fd (int channel);
Arguments
- channel
- A valid Socket Device Channel.
Description
The socket_fd routine associates a valid socket channel with a
DEC C RTL file descriptor, and returns the file descriptor. The file
descriptor can then be used with one of the DEC C routines that take
a file descriptor or socket descriptor as an input parameter.
Return Values
| x | The socket descriptor. |
| -1 | Indicates an error; the socket
descriptor cannot be allocated. |
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