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Receive a 16-bit Integer from a Socket

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Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveInt16, which reads exactly two bytes as a 16-bit integer and stores the result in the ReceivedInt property. Byte order and signedness are selectable.

Background. Fixed-size integers and length prefixes are common building blocks for application-defined binary protocols. Byte order is selectable, with big-endian being network byte order.

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    success := false

    socket := chilkat.NewSocket()

    //  Connect to the server using TLS.
    bTls := true
    maxWaitMs := 5000
    success = socket.Connect("example.com",5000,bTls,maxWaitMs)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(socket.LastErrorText())
        socket.DisposeSocket()
        return
    }

    //  Read exactly two bytes as a 16-bit integer and store the result in the ReceivedInt property.
    //  The 1st argument selects byte order (true = big-endian); the 2nd selects unsigned interpretation.
    bBigEndian := true
    bUnsigned := false
    success = socket.ReceiveInt16(bBigEndian,bUnsigned)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(socket.LastErrorText())
        socket.DisposeSocket()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Received 16-bit integer: ", socket.ReceivedInt())

    socket.DisposeSocket()