Method
GioSocketreceive_from
since: 2.22
Declaration [src]
gssize
g_socket_receive_from (
  GSocket* socket,
  GSocketAddress** address,
  gchar* buffer,
  gsize size,
  GCancellable* cancellable,
  GError** error
)
Description [src]
Receive data (up to size bytes) from a socket.
If address is non-NULL then address will be set equal to the
source address of the received packet.
address is owned by the caller.
See g_socket_receive() for additional information.
Available since: 2.22
Parameters
- address
- 
            Type: GSocketAddressA pointer to a GSocketAddresspointer, orNULL.The argument will be set by the function. The argument can be NULL.The caller of the method takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it. 
- buffer
- 
            Type: An array of guint8a buffer to read data into (which should be at least `size` bytes long).The argument will be set by the function. The length of the array is specified in the sizeargument.The returned data is owned by the instance. 
- size
- 
            Type: gsizeThe number of bytes you want to read from the socket. 
- cancellable
- 
            Type: GCancellableA %GCancellable or NULL.The argument can be NULL.The data is owned by the caller of the method. 
- error
- 
            Type: GError **The return location for a recoverable error. The argument can be NULL.If the return location is not NULL, then you must initialize it to aNULLGError*.The argument will be left initialized to NULLby the method if there are no errors.In case of error, the argument will be set to a newly allocated GError; the caller will take ownership of the data, and be responsible for freeing it.