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To create a socket client application
- Perform name resolution to obtain a list of addresses to communicate with.
- Open a socket with the socket function using the properties returned in the addrinfo structure returned by the getaddrinfo function.
- Attempt to connect to the server with the connect function using the addresses returned by getaddrinfo.
- Exchange data with a server, using the send/sendto and recv/recvfrom functions.
- For connection-oriented sockets, shut down the socket with the shutdown function.
- Close the socket with the closesocket function.
For an example of a socket client application, see Socket Client.
See Also
Creating a Socket Server Application | Socket Server | Stream Socket Application
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