CreateUDPStream

CreateUDPStream

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CreateUDPStream:Int32 port:Int32=0

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
port	In	Int32	0	The port to receive on. Defaults to 0, which lets the system pick one.

Returns: A UDP stream, or 0 when the port cannot be used.

Description

Creates a UDP stream that can send and receive messages. Use a fixed port when other programs have to find you, and no port to let the system pick one.

Differences

• The stream receives IPv4 and IPv6 messages (where the system has IPv6), see IPv6.

Examples

a = CreateUDPStream(40752)
b = CreateUDPStream(40753)
UDPTimeouts 1000
WriteInt a, 12345
SendUDPMsg a, $7F000001, 40753
size = RecvUDPMsg(b)
Print size
Print ReadInt(b)
Print UDPMsgPort(b)
CloseUDPStream a
CloseUDPStream b

4
12345
40752

Related Commands

AcceptTCPStream, CloseTCPStream, CloseUDPStream, CreateTCPServer, GetUDPStreamAddress, OpenTCPStream, UDPStreamIP, UDPStreamPort

Command Index · BlitzBasic · Network