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flashburn
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Reputation: 4508

socket descriptor as a function argument

Can I pass a file socket descriptor as a function argument, i.e.

void mysend(int fd, uint8_t *data, size_t len)
{
   ...
   sendto(fd, ...);
   ...
}

int main()
{
    int fd = socket(...);
    uint8_t data[5] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
    mysend(fd, data, 5);
    return 0;
}

I have existing API that does that. I was wondering if there could be issues that are hidden by writing code in this manner

Upvotes: 1

Views: 467

Answers (1)

user803422
user803422

Reputation: 2814

You can absolutely do that. For example the libc does it:

ssize_t write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
ssize_t sendto(int sockfd, const void *buf, size_t len, ...);

These functions can take a socket descriptor as first argument.

A remark on your code: before the return, do not forget to close(fd).

It is recommended that you cleanly separate the functions that create, use and close the file descriptor.

Upvotes: 1

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