This function disables send or receive operations on a socket. It does not release any system resources used by the socket.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winsock.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 1.0 and later |
Syntax
int shutdown (SOCKET s, int how);
Parameters
s
[in] Descriptor that identifies a socket.
how
[in] Flag that describes what types of operation will no longer be allowed.
Return Values
Zero indicates that no error occurred. SOCKET_ERROR indicates failure. To get a specific error value, call WSAGetLastError.
Remarks
The shutdown function is used on all types of sockets to disable reception, transmission, or both.
If the how parameter is SD_RECEIVE, subsequent calls to the recv function on the socket will be disallowed. This has no effect on the lower protocol layers. For TCP sockets, if there is still data queued on the socket waiting to be received, or data arrives subsequently, the connection is reset, since the data cannot be delivered to the user. For UDP sockets, incoming datagrams are accepted and queued. In no case will an ICMP error packet be generated.
If the how parameter is SD_SEND, subsequent calls to the send function are disallowed. For TCP sockets, a FIN will be sent after all data is sent and acknowledged by the receiver.
Setting how to SD_BOTH disables both sends and receives as described above.
The shutdown function does not close the socket. Any resources attached to the socket will not be freed until closesocket is invoked.
Note The shutdown function does not block regardless of the SO_LINGER setting on the socket.
An application should not rely on being able to re-use a socket after it has been shut down. In particular, a Windows Sockets provider is not required to support the use of connect on a socket that has been shutdown.
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