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basic_socket_acceptor::accept (1 of 4 overloads)

Accept a new connection.

template<
    typename SocketService>
void accept(
    basic_socket< protocol_type, SocketService > & peer);

This function is used to accept a new connection from a peer into the given socket. The function call will block until a new connection has been accepted successfully or an error occurs.

Parameters

peer

The socket into which the new connection will be accepted.

Exceptions

boost::system::system_error

Thrown on failure.

Example
boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(io_service);
...
boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket socket(io_service);
acceptor.accept(socket);

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