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.

Dim success As Boolean = False

Dim socket As New Chilkat.Socket

'  Connect to the server using TLS.
Dim bTls As Boolean = True
Dim maxWaitMs As Integer = 5000
success = socket.Connect("example.com",5000,bTls,maxWaitMs)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  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.
Dim bBigEndian As Boolean = True
Dim bUnsigned As Boolean = False
success = socket.ReceiveInt16(bBigEndian,bUnsigned)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine("Received 16-bit integer: " & socket.ReceivedInt)