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basic_socket_acceptor::set_option (2 of 2 overloads)

Set an option on the acceptor.

template<
    typename SettableSocketOption>
boost::system::error_code set_option(
    const SettableSocketOption & option,
    boost::system::error_code & ec);

This function is used to set an option on the acceptor.

Parameters

option

The new option value to be set on the acceptor.

ec

Set to indicate what error occurred, if any.

Example

Setting the SOL_SOCKET/SO_REUSEADDR option:

boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(io_service);
...
boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor::reuse_address option(true);
boost::system::error_code ec;
acceptor.set_option(option, ec);
if (ec)
{
  // An error occurred.
}

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