Sockets.TSocketType Enumeration

The TSocketType type defines the set of possible socket types.

Pascal

TSocketType = (
  stStream,
  stDgram,
  stRaw,
  stRdm,
  stSeqPacket
);

C++

enum TSocketType {
  stStream,
  stDgram,
  stRaw,
  stRdm,
  stSeqPacket
};

Sockets

The following table lists the possible values for the TSocketType type and the meaning corresponding to each value:

Value	Description
stDgram	Single datagram packets, not used by IP. Non-reliable.
stRaw	The socket sends and receives raw datagram packets. Used by IP.
stRdm	Reliably delivered message.
stSeqPacket	Sequenced packet stream sends and receives any type of IP packet.
stStream	Reliable streaming data packets. Used by TCP.

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