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Reference

Core

Classes

const_buffers_1

invalid_service_owner

io_service::service

io_service::strand

io_service::work

mutable_buffers_1

service_already_exists

Class Templates

basic_io_object

basic_streambuf

buffered_read_stream

buffered_stream

buffered_write_stream

buffers_iterator

Free Functions

Placeholders

placeholders::bytes_transferred

placeholders::error

placeholders::iterator

Error Codes

error::basic_errors

error::netdb_errors

error::addrinfo_errors

error::misc_errors

Type Traits

is_match_condition

is_read_buffered

is_write_buffered

Type Requirements

Asynchronous operations

AsyncRandomAccessReadDevice

AsyncRandomAccessWriteDevice

AsyncReadStream

AsyncWriteStream

CompletionHandler

ConstBufferSequence

ConvertibleToConstBuffer

ConvertibleToMutableBuffer

IoObjectService

MutableBufferSequence

SyncRandomAccessReadDevice

SyncRandomAccessWriteDevice

SyncWriteStream

Networking

Classes

ip::icmp::endpoint

ip::icmp::resolver

ip::icmp::socket

ip::resolver_query_base

ip::tcp::acceptor

ip::tcp::endpoint

ip::tcp::iostream

ip::tcp::resolver

ip::tcp::socket

ip::udp::endpoint

ip::udp::resolver

ip::udp::socket

Free Functions

Class Templates

basic_datagram_socket

basic_deadline_timer

basic_raw_socket

basic_socket_acceptor

basic_socket_iostream

basic_socket_streambuf

basic_stream_socket

ip::basic_endpoint

ip::basic_resolver

ip::basic_resolver_entry

ip::basic_resolver_iterator

ip::basic_resolver_query

Services

datagram_socket_service

ip::resolver_service

raw_socket_service

socket_acceptor_service

stream_socket_service

Socket Options

ip::multicast::enable_loopback

ip::multicast::hops

ip::multicast::join_group

ip::multicast::leave_group

ip::multicast::outbound_interface

ip::tcp::no_delay

ip::unicast::hops

socket_base::broadcast

socket_base::debug

socket_base::do_not_route

socket_base::enable_connection_aborted

socket_base::keep_alive

socket_base::linger

socket_base::receive_buffer_size

socket_base::receive_low_watermark

socket_base::reuse_address

socket_base::send_buffer_size

socket_base::send_low_watermark

I/O Control Commands

socket_base::bytes_readable

socket_base::non_blocking_io

Type Requirements

DatagramSocketService

GettableSocketOption

InternetProtocol

IoControlCommand

RawSocketService

ResolverService

SettableSocketOption

SocketAcceptorService

StreamSocketService

Timers

SSL

Serial Ports

Classes

Class Templates

basic_deadline_timer

Services

deadline_timer_service

Type Requirements

Classes

ssl::context_base

ssl::stream_base

Class Templates

ssl::basic_context

Services

ssl::context_service

ssl::stream_service

Classes

serial_port_base

Class Templates

basic_serial_port

Services

serial_port_service

Serial Port Options

serial_port_base::baud_rate

serial_port_base::flow_control

serial_port_base::parity

serial_port_base::stop_bits

serial_port_base::character_size

Type Requirements

GettableSerialPortOption

SerialPortService

SettableSerialPortOption

POSIX-specific

Windows-specific

Classes

local::stream_protocol

local::stream_protocol::acceptor

local::stream_protocol::endpoint

local::stream_protocol::iostream

local::stream_protocol::socket

local::datagram_protocol

local::datagram_protocol::endpoint

local::datagram_protocol::socket

posix::descriptor_base

posix::stream_descriptor

Free Functions

local::connect_pair

Class Templates

local::basic_endpoint

posix::basic_descriptor

posix::basic_stream_descriptor

Services

posix::stream_descriptor_service

Type Requirements

DescriptorService

StreamDescriptorService

Classes

windows::overlapped_ptr

windows::random_access_handle

windows::stream_handle

Class Templates

windows::basic_handle

windows::basic_random_access_handle

windows::basic_stream_handle

Services

windows::random_access_handle_service

windows::stream_handle_service

Type Requirements

RandomAccessHandleService

StreamHandleService