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Receive a 16-bit Integer from a Socket

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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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local socket = chilkat.Socket.new()

-- Connect to the server using TLS.
local bTls = true
local maxWaitMs = 5000
local success = socket:connect("example.com", 5000, bTls, maxWaitMs)
if not success then
    print(socket.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- 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.
local bBigEndian = true
local bUnsigned = false
success = socket:receive_int16(bBigEndian, bUnsigned)
if not success then
    print(socket.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("Received 16-bit integer: " .. socket.received_int)