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Coding Standards
Socket option to join a multicast group on a specified interface.
typedef implementation_defined join_group;
Implements the IPPROTO_IP/IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP socket option.
Setting the option to join a multicast group:
boost::asio::ip::udp::socket socket(my_context); ... boost::asio::ip::address multicast_address = boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("225.0.0.1"); boost::asio::ip::multicast::join_group option(multicast_address); socket.set_option(option);
Header: boost/asio/ip/multicast.hpp
Convenience header: boost/asio.hpp