(C++) Example: Socket.DupSocket method

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <CkSocket.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkSocket socket;
    bool success = socket.Connect("example.com",443,true,5000);

    // ...
    // ...

    // Duplicate the socket to share the same connection across threads.
    // In a multithreaded application, each thread should use its own socket object. For example:

    // - The main thread can use the original socket for reading.
    // - A secondary thread can use a duplicate for writing.
    // - Another thread can use a separate duplicate to monitor the connection status.

    CkSocket socket_for_sending;
    success = socket.DupSocket(socket_for_sending);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << socket.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkSocket socket_for_monitor;
    success = socket.DupSocket(socket_for_monitor);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << socket.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // All three socket objects: socket, socket_for_sending, and socket_for_monitor share the same underlying connection.
    }