TElSocket.Connect method

TElSocket.Connect

TElSocket See also

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Establishes connection to the remote server.

Declaration

[C#]
int Connect(int Timeout);

[VB.NET]
Function Connect(ByVal Timeout As Integer) As Integer

[Pascal]
function Connect(Timeout : integer) : integer;

[C++]
int32_t Connect(int32_t Timeout);

[PHP]
integer Connect(integer $Timeout)

[Java]
int connect(int Timeout);

Parameters

Timeout - connection timeout in milliseconds. The value set to -1 means infinite timeout, set to 0 means no waiting at all.

Return value

Returns 0 if the connection was established, and socket error code otherwise.
In .NET, if an exception has been raised, -1 may be returned.

Description

Use this method to establish connection to the remote server. The remote address is specified by the Address property. This method checks, whether UseSocks or UseWebTunneling is specified, and establishes the connection via a SOCKS or an HTTP Proxy server.

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