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.

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$socket = New-Object Chilkat.Socket

#  Connect to the server using TLS.
$bTls = $true
$maxWaitMs = 5000
$success = $socket.Connect("example.com",5000,$bTls,$maxWaitMs)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($socket.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  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 -eq $false) {
    $($socket.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Received 16-bit integer: " + $socket.ReceivedInt)