sock_puts(3z)

💖 sock_puts(3z) — bestie edition 💖

okay so this page lives in the z88dk Programmer's Manual and it's literally all about yeeting a whole string at a network socket. no cap. let's get into it 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

sock_write — write string to a network socket

not me pointing out that the NAME section says sock_write while the function itself is sock_puts… that's just how it is, bestie, and we respect the lore 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <net/socket.h>

size_t sock_puts(SOCKET *s, char *dp);

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so the parameter s? that's a descriptor to an open socket, and you get one of those from sock_open(3z) or sock_listen(3z). iconic behaviour honestly.

the sock_puts() function writes the NULL terminated string dp to the socket specified by s. that's the whole vibe. one call, string goes out, main character energy. ✨

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🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

the sock_write() function returns the number of bytes written to the socket. slay.

but if you supply an illegal socket? 😭 the carry flag will be set and the return value will be EPROTONOSUPPORT. so like… vibe check failed, protect your peace, check that socket before you send.

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• sock_write(3z)
• sock_putc(3z)

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Dominic Morris <dom@jb.man.ac.uk>

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18 February 2000 — that's the date, that's the version stamp, and that's the little sock_puts(3z) footer energy right there. tysm for reading, go write to a socket responsibly, mwah 💜🌈