//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//!
RCP<ConnectedSocketDevice>
Socket::connect( const Endpoint& ep )
{
#if BASE_SOCKET_USE_BSD || BASE_SOCKET_USE_WINSOCK
state( STATE_CONNECTING );
addrinfo* candidates = getAddrInfo( *this, ep.hostname().cstr(), ep.port() );
if( candidates == NULL )
{
return NULL;
}
Family family = fromAPI_family ( candidates->ai_family );
Type type = fromAPI_type ( candidates->ai_socktype );
Protocol protocol = fromAPI_protocol( candidates->ai_protocol );
RCP<Socket> socket = new Socket( family, type, protocol );
int err = ::connect( socket->_impl->_sock, candidates->ai_addr, SocketSSizeT(candidates->ai_addrlen) );
if( err != 0 )
{
printAPIError( "ERROR - Socket::connect() - connect failed" );
freeaddrinfo( candidates );
return NULL;
}
RCP<ConnectedSocketDevice> device = new ConnectedSocketDevice( socket.ptr() );
device->_remoteEndpoint = ep;
freeaddrinfo( candidates );
state( STATE_CONNECTED );
return device;
#else
return NULL;
#endif
}
