Function connect

include/boost/asio/basic_socket.hpp:850–861

Connect the socket to the specified endpoint. * This function is used to connect a socket to the specified remote endpoint. * The function call will block until the connection is successfully made or * an error occurs. * * The socket is automatically opened if it is not already open. If the * connect fails, and the socket was automatically opened, the socket is * not returned to

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   */
  void connect(const endpoint_type& peer_endpoint)
  {
    boost::system::error_code ec;
    if (!is_open())
    {
      impl_.get_service().open(impl_.get_implementation(),
          peer_endpoint.protocol(), ec);
      boost::asio::detail::throw_error(ec, "connect");
    }
    impl_.get_service().connect(impl_.get_implementation(), peer_endpoint, ec);
    boost::asio::detail::throw_error(ec, "connect");
  }

  /// Connect the socket to the specified endpoint.
  /**