WinSock Control

Methods

All the methods of the WinSock control are explained in the table below

Property Description
Accept Accepts a Connection Request. Normally used in the ConnectionRequest Event Procedure
Bind Binds the control to a specific port and adapter. Use this if you have multiple Protocol adapters
Close Closes the current connection
Connect Attempts to connect to the specified PC
GetData Gets the data that has arrived. Clears the data buffer.
Listen Listens on the specified port
PeekData Looks at incoming data without removing it from the buffer.
SendData Sends data when a connection is established

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