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TcpClient..::.BeginConnect Method (array<IPAddress>[]()[], Int32, AsyncCallback, Object)

Updated: November 2007

Begins an asynchronous request for a remote host connection. The remote host is specified by an IPAddress array and a port number (Int32).

Namespace:  System.Net.Sockets
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ExternalThreading := True)> _
Public Function BeginConnect ( _
    addresses As IPAddress(), _
    port As Integer, _
    requestCallback As AsyncCallback, _
    state As Object _
) As IAsyncResult
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As TcpClient
Dim addresses As IPAddress()
Dim port As Integer
Dim requestCallback As AsyncCallback
Dim state As Object
Dim returnValue As IAsyncResult

returnValue = instance.BeginConnect(addresses, _
    port, requestCallback, state)
C#
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ExternalThreading = true)]
public IAsyncResult BeginConnect(
    IPAddress[] addresses,
    int port,
    AsyncCallback requestCallback,
    Object state
)
Visual C++
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, ExternalThreading = true)]
public:
IAsyncResult^ BeginConnect(
    array<IPAddress^>^ addresses, 
    int port, 
    AsyncCallback^ requestCallback, 
    Object^ state
)
J#
/** @attribute HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ExternalThreading = true) */
public IAsyncResult BeginConnect(
    IPAddress[] addresses,
    int port,
    AsyncCallback requestCallback,
    Object state
)
JScript
public function BeginConnect(
    addresses : IPAddress[], 
    port : int, 
    requestCallback : AsyncCallback, 
    state : Object
) : IAsyncResult

Parameters

addresses
Type: array<System.Net..::.IPAddress>[]()[]

At least one IPAddress that designates the remote hosts.

port
Type: System..::.Int32

The port number of the remote hosts.

requestCallback
Type: System..::.AsyncCallback

An AsyncCallback delegate that references the method to invoke when the operation is complete.

state
Type: System..::.Object

A user-defined object that contains information about the connect operation. This object is passed to the requestCallback delegate when the operation is complete.

Return Value

Type: System..::.IAsyncResult

An IAsyncResult object that references the asynchronous connection.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

The addresses parameter is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

SocketException

An error occurred when attempting to access the socket. See the Remarks section for more information.

ObjectDisposedException

The Socket has been closed.

SecurityException

A caller higher in the call stack does not have permission for the requested operation.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The port number is not valid.

Note:

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: ExternalThreading. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

The asynchronous BeginConnect operation must be completed by calling the EndConnect method. Typically, the method is invoked by the asyncCallback delegate.

This method does not block until the operation completes. To block until the operation completes, use one of the Connect method overloads.

For detailed information about using the asynchronous programming model, see Calling Synchronous Methods Asynchronously.

This method is typically used immediately after a call to the BeginGetHostAddresses method, which can return multiple IP addresses for a single host.

The following code example creates a TcpClient and connects to a remote host.

C#
// Connect asynchronously to the specifed host.
public static void DoBeginConnect2(string host, int port)
{
    TcpClient t = new TcpClient(AddressFamily.InterNetwork);
    IPAddress[] remoteHost = Dns.GetHostAddresses(host);

    connectDone.Reset();

    Console.WriteLine("Establishing Connection to {0}", host);
    t.BeginConnect(remoteHost, port, 
        new AsyncCallback(ConnectCallback), t);

    // Wait here until the callback processes the connection.
    connectDone.WaitOne();

    Console.WriteLine("Connection established");
}
Visual C++
// Connect asynchronously to the specifed host.
static void DoBeginConnect2( String^ host, int port )
{
   TcpClient^ t = gcnew TcpClient( AddressFamily::InterNetwork );
   array<IPAddress^>^remoteHost = Dns::GetHostAddresses( host );
   connectDone->Reset();
   Console::WriteLine( "Establishing Connection to {0}", host );
   t->BeginConnect( remoteHost, port, gcnew AsyncCallback(  &ConnectCallback ), t );

   // Wait here until the callback processes the connection.
   connectDone->WaitOne();
   Console::WriteLine( "Connection established" );
}
J#
// Connect asynchronously to the specifed host.
public static void DoBeginConnect2(String host, int port)
{
    TcpClient t = new TcpClient(AddressFamily.InterNetwork);
    IPAddress remoteHost[] = Dns.GetHostAddresses(host);

    connectDone.Reset();

    Console.WriteLine("Establishing Connection to {0}", host);
    t.BeginConnect(remoteHost, port,
       new AsyncCallback(ConnectCallback), t);

    // Wait here until the callback processes the connection.
    connectDone.WaitOne();

    Console.WriteLine("Connection established");
} //DoBeginConnect2

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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