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Reference

Core

Classes

Free Functions

Class Templates

async_completion

basic_io_object

basic_yield_context

executor_binder

executor_work_guard

redirect_error_t

use_awaitable_t

Special Values

this_coro::executor

Boost.Bind Placeholders

placeholders::bytes_transferred

placeholders::endpoint

placeholders::error

placeholders::iterator

placeholders::results

placeholders::signal_number

Error Codes

error::basic_errors

error::netdb_errors

error::addrinfo_errors

error::misc_errors

Type Traits

associated_allocator

associated_executor

Type Requirements

Asynchronous operations

CompletionHandler

ExecutionContext

Buffers and Buffer-Oriented Operations

Classes

const_buffers_1 (deprecated)

mutable_buffers_1 (deprecated)

null_buffers (deprecated)

Class Templates

basic_streambuf

buffered_read_stream

buffered_stream

buffered_write_stream

buffers_iterator

dynamic_string_buffer

dynamic_vector_buffer

Free Functions

Type Traits

is_const_buffer_sequence

is_dynamic_buffer

is_dynamic_buffer_v1

is_dynamic_buffer_v2

is_match_condition

is_mutable_buffer_sequence

is_read_buffered

is_write_buffered

Type Requirements

Read and write operations

AsyncRandomAccessReadDevice

AsyncRandomAccessWriteDevice

AsyncReadStream

AsyncWriteStream

CompletionCondition

ConstBufferSequence

DynamicBuffer_v1

DynamicBuffer_v2

MutableBufferSequence

SyncRandomAccessReadDevice

SyncRandomAccessWriteDevice

SyncWriteStream

Networking

Classes

generic::datagram_protocol

generic::datagram_protocol::endpoint

generic::datagram_protocol::socket

generic::raw_protocol

generic::raw_protocol::endpoint

generic::raw_protocol::socket

generic::seq_packet_protocol

generic::seq_packet_protocol::endpoint

generic::seq_packet_protocol::socket

generic::stream_protocol

generic::stream_protocol::endpoint

generic::stream_protocol::iostream

generic::stream_protocol::socket

ip::address_v4_iterator

ip::address_v4_range

ip::address_v6_iterator

ip::address_v6_range

ip::bad_address_cast

ip::icmp::endpoint

ip::icmp::resolver

ip::icmp::socket

ip::resolver_base

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

ip::v4_mapped_t

Free Functions

ip::make_address

ip::make_address_v4

ip::make_address_v6

ip::make_network_v4

ip::make_network_v6

Class Templates

basic_datagram_socket

basic_raw_socket

basic_seq_packet_socket

basic_socket_acceptor

basic_socket_iostream

basic_socket_streambuf

basic_stream_socket

generic::basic_endpoint

ip::basic_endpoint

ip::basic_resolver

ip::basic_resolver_entry

ip::basic_resolver_iterator

ip::basic_resolver_results

ip::basic_resolver_query

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

Type Requirements

Synchronous socket operations

Asynchronous socket operations

AcceptableProtocol

ConnectCondition

EndpointSequence

GettableSocketOption

InternetProtocol

IoControlCommand

IteratorConnectHandler

MoveAcceptHandler

RangeConnectHandler

SettableSocketOption

Timers

SSL

Serial Ports

Signal Handling

Classes

high_resolution_timer

Class Templates

basic_deadline_timer

basic_waitable_timer

Type Requirements

Classes

ssl::context_base

ssl::rfc2818_verification

ssl::stream_base

ssl::verify_context

Class Templates

Error Codes

ssl::error::stream_errors

Type Requirements

BufferedHandshakeHandler

HandshakeHandler

ShutdownHandler

Classes

serial_port_base

Class templates

basic_serial_port

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

SettableSerialPortOption

Classes

Class Templates

basic_signal_set

Type Requirements

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

posix::descriptor_base

posix::stream_descriptor

Free Functions

local::connect_pair

Class Templates

local::basic_endpoint

posix::basic_descriptor

posix::basic_stream_descriptor

Classes

windows::object_handle

windows::overlapped_handle

windows::overlapped_ptr

windows::random_access_handle

windows::stream_handle

Class Templates

windows::basic_object_handle

windows::basic_overlapped_handle

windows::basic_random_access_handle

windows::basic_stream_handle