CopperSpice API  1.9.1
QAbstractSocket Class Reference

Provides the base functionality common to all socket types. More...

Inheritance diagram for QAbstractSocket:
QIODevice QObject QTcpSocket QUdpSocket QSslSocket

Public Typedefs

using BindMode = QFlags< BindFlag >
 
using PauseModes = QFlags< PauseMode >
 
- Public Typedefs inherited from QIODevice
using OpenMode = QFlags< OpenModeFlag >
 

Public Types

enum  BindFlag
 
enum  NetworkLayerProtocol
 
enum  PauseMode
 
enum  SocketError
 
enum  SocketOption
 
enum  SocketState
 
enum  SocketType
 
- Public Types inherited from QIODevice
enum  OpenModeFlag
 

Public Signals

void connected ()
 
void disconnected ()
 
void error (QAbstractSocket::SocketError socketError)
 
void hostFound ()
 
void proxyAuthenticationRequired (const QNetworkProxy &proxy, QAuthenticator *authenticator)
 
void stateChanged (QAbstractSocket::SocketState socketState)
 
- Public Signals inherited from QIODevice
void aboutToClose ()
 
void bytesWritten (qint64 bytes)
 
void readChannelFinished ()
 
void readyRead ()
 
- Public Signals inherited from QObject
void destroyed (QObject *obj=nullptr)
 
void objectNameChanged (const QString &objectName)
 

Public Methods

 QAbstractSocket (SocketType socketType, QObject *parent)
 
virtual ~QAbstractSocket ()
 
void abort ()
 
bool atEnd () const override
 
bool bind (const QHostAddress &address, quint16 port=0, BindMode mode=DefaultForPlatform)
 
bool bind (quint16 port=0, BindMode mode=DefaultForPlatform)
 
qint64 bytesAvailable () const override
 
qint64 bytesToWrite () const override
 
bool canReadLine () const override
 
void close () override
 
virtual void connectToHost (const QHostAddress &address, quint16 port, OpenMode openMode=ReadWrite)
 
virtual void connectToHost (const QString &hostName, quint16 port, OpenMode openMode=ReadWrite, NetworkLayerProtocol protocol=AnyIPProtocol)
 
virtual void disconnectFromHost ()
 
SocketError error () const
 
bool flush ()
 
bool isSequential () const override
 
bool isValid () const
 
QHostAddress localAddress () const
 
quint16 localPort () const
 
PauseModes pauseMode () const
 
QHostAddress peerAddress () const
 
QString peerName () const
 
quint16 peerPort () const
 
QNetworkProxy proxy () const
 
qint64 readBufferSize () const
 
virtual void resume ()
 
void setPauseMode (PauseModes pauseMode)
 
void setProxy (const QNetworkProxy &networkProxy)
 
virtual void setReadBufferSize (qint64 size)
 
virtual bool setSocketDescriptor (qintptr socketDescriptor, SocketState socketState=ConnectedState, OpenMode openMode=ReadWrite)
 
virtual void setSocketOption (QAbstractSocket::SocketOption option, const QVariant &value)
 
virtual qintptr socketDescriptor () const
 
virtual QVariant socketOption (QAbstractSocket::SocketOption option)
 
SocketType socketType () const
 
SocketState state () const
 
bool waitForBytesWritten (int msecs=30000) override
 
virtual bool waitForConnected (int msecs=30000)
 
virtual bool waitForDisconnected (int msecs=30000)
 
bool waitForReadyRead (int msecs=30000) override
 
- Public Methods inherited from QIODevice
 QIODevice ()
 
 QIODevice (QObject *parent)
 
virtual ~QIODevice ()
 
QString errorString () const
 
bool getChar (char *c)
 
bool isOpen () const
 
bool isReadable () const
 
bool isTextModeEnabled () const
 
bool isWritable () const
 
virtual bool open (OpenMode mode)
 
OpenMode openMode () const
 
qint64 peek (char *data, qint64 maxSize)
 
QByteArray peek (qint64 maxSize)
 
virtual qint64 pos () const
 
bool putChar (char c)
 
qint64 read (char *data, qint64 maxSize)
 
QByteArray read (qint64 maxSize)
 
QByteArray readAll ()
 
qint64 readLine (char *data, qint64 maxSize)
 
QByteArray readLine (qint64 maxSize=0)
 
virtual bool reset ()
 
virtual bool seek (qint64 pos)
 
void setTextModeEnabled (bool enabled)
 
virtual qint64 size () const
 
void ungetChar (char c)
 
qint64 write (const char *data)
 
qint64 write (const char *data, qint64 maxSize)
 
qint64 write (const QByteArray &data)
 
- Public Methods inherited from QObject
 QObject (QObject *parent=nullptr)
 
 ~QObject ()
 
bool blockSignals (bool block)
 
const QList< QObject * > & children () const
 
bool connect (const QObject *sender, const QString &signalMethod, const QString &location, const QString &slotMethod, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
bool connect (const QObject *sender, const QString &signalMethod, const QString &slotMethod, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
bool disconnect (const QObject *receiver, const QString &slotMethod=QString ()) const
 
bool disconnect (const QString &signalMethod, const QString &location, const QObject *receiver=nullptr, const QString &slotMethod=QString ()) const
 
bool disconnect (const QString &signalMethod=QString (), const QObject *receiver=nullptr, const QString &slotMethod=QString ()) const
 
void dumpObjectInfo ()
 
void dumpObjectTree ()
 
QList< QStringdynamicPropertyNames () const
 
virtual bool event (QEvent *event)
 
virtual bool eventFilter (QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
 
template<typename T >
findChild (const QString &childName=QString ()) const
 
template<class T >
QList< T > findChildren (const QRegularExpression &regExp, Qt::FindChildOptions options=Qt::FindChildrenRecursively) const
 
template<class T >
QList< T > findChildren (const QString &childName=QString (), Qt::FindChildOptions options=Qt::FindChildrenRecursively) const
 
bool inherits (const QString &className) const
 
void installEventFilter (QObject *filterObj)
 
bool isWidgetType () const
 
bool isWindowType () const
 
void killTimer (int id)
 
const QMetaObjectmetaObject () const
 
void moveToThread (QThread *targetThread)
 
QString objectName () const
 
QObject * parent () const
 
template<class T = QVariant>
property (const QString &name) const
 
void removeEventFilter (QObject *obj)
 
void setObjectName (const QString &name)
 
void setParent (QObject *parent)
 
bool setProperty (const QString &name, const QVariant &value)
 
bool signalsBlocked () const
 
int startTimer (int interval, Qt::TimerType timerType=Qt::CoarseTimer)
 
QThreadthread () const
 

Protected Methods

qint64 readData (char *data, qint64 maxlen) override
 
qint64 readLineData (char *data, qint64 maxlen) override
 
void setLocalAddress (const QHostAddress &address)
 
void setLocalPort (quint16 port)
 
void setPeerAddress (const QHostAddress &address)
 
void setPeerName (const QString &name)
 
void setPeerPort (quint16 port)
 
void setSocketError (SocketError socketError)
 
void setSocketState (SocketState state)
 
qint64 writeData (const char *data, qint64 len) override
 
- Protected Methods inherited from QIODevice
void setErrorString (const QString &errorString)
 
void setOpenMode (OpenMode openMode)
 
- Protected Methods inherited from QObject
virtual void childEvent (QChildEvent *event)
 
virtual void connectNotify (const QMetaMethod &signalMethod) const
 
virtual void customEvent (QEvent *event)
 
virtual void disconnectNotify (const QMetaMethod &signalMethod) const
 
bool isSignalConnected (const QMetaMethod &signalMethod) const
 
int receivers (const QString &signal) const
 
QObject * sender () const
 
int senderSignalIndex () const
 
virtual void timerEvent (QTimerEvent *event)
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Slots inherited from QObject
void deleteLater ()
 
- Static Public Methods inherited from QObject
static bool connect (const QObject *sender, const QMetaMethod &signalMethod, const QObject *receiver, const QMetaMethod &slotMethod, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
static bool connect (const QObject *sender, const QString &signalMethod, const QObject *receiver, const QString &slotMethod, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection, const QString &location=QString ())
 
static bool connect (const QObject *sender, const QString &signalMethod, const QString &location, const QObject *receiver, const QString &slotMethod, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
template<class Sender , class SignalClass , class... SignalArgs, class Receiver , class SlotClass , class... SlotArgs, class SlotReturn >
static bool connect (const Sender *sender, void (SignalClass::*signalMethod)(SignalArgs...), const Receiver *receiver, SlotReturn (SlotClass::*slotMethod)(SlotArgs...), Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
template<class Sender , class SignalClass , class... SignalArgs, class Receiver , class T >
static bool connect (const Sender *sender, void (SignalClass::*signalMethod)(SignalArgs...), const Receiver *receiver, T slotLambda, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
static bool disconnect (const QObject *sender, const QMetaMethod &signalMethod, const QObject *receiver, const QMetaMethod &slotMethod)
 
static bool disconnect (const QObject *sender, const QString &signalMethod, const QObject *receiver, const QString &slotMethod)
 
static bool disconnect (const QObject *sender, const QString &signalMethod, const QString &location, const QObject *receiver, const QString &slotMethod)
 
static bool disconnect (const QObject *sender, std::nullptr_t, const QObject *receiver, std::nullptr_t)
 
template<class Sender , class SignalClass , class... SignalArgs, class Receiver , class SlotClass , class... SlotArgs, class SlotReturn >
static bool disconnect (const Sender *sender, void (SignalClass::*signalMethod)(SignalArgs...), const Receiver *receiver, SlotReturn (SlotClass::*slotMethod)(SlotArgs...))
 
template<class Sender , class SignalClass , class... SignalArgs, class Receiver >
static bool disconnect (const Sender *sender, void (SignalClass::*signalMethod)(SignalArgs...), const Receiver *receiver, std::nullptr_t slotMethod=nullptr)
 
template<class Sender , class SignalClass , class... SignalArgs, class Receiver , class T >
static bool disconnect (const Sender *sender, void (SignalClass::*signalMethod)(SignalArgs...), const Receiver *receiver, T slotMethod)
 
static QMetaObjectstaticMetaObject ()
 
static QString tr (const char *text, const char *comment=nullptr, std::optional< int > numArg=std::optional< int >())
 
- Properties inherited from QObject
 objectName
 

Detailed Description

The QAbstractSocket class provides the base functionality common to all socket types. QAbstractSocket is the base class for QTcpSocket and QUdpSocket and contains all common functionality of these two classes. If you need a socket there are two options:

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a reliable, stream-oriented, connection-oriented transport protocol. UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is an unreliable, datagram-oriented, connectionless protocol. In practice, this means that TCP is better suited for continuous transmission of data, whereas the more lightweight UDP can be used when reliability is not important.

QAbstractSocket's API unifies most of the differences between the two protocols. For example, although UDP is connectionless, connectToHost() establishes a virtual connection for UDP sockets, enabling you to use QAbstractSocket in more or less the same way regardless of the underlying protocol. Internally, QAbstractSocket remembers the address and port passed to connectToHost(), and functions like read() and write() use these values.

At any time, QAbstractSocket has a state (returned by state()). The initial state is UnconnectedState. After calling connectToHost(), the socket first enters HostLookupState. If the host is found, QAbstractSocket enters ConnectingState and emits the hostFound() signal. When the connection has been established, it enters ConnectedState and emits connected(). If an error occurs at any stage, error() is emitted. Whenever the state changes, stateChanged() is emitted. For convenience, isValid() returns true if the socket is ready for reading and writing, but note that the socket's state must be ConnectedState before reading and writing can occur.

Read or write data by calling read() or write() or use the methods readLine() and readAll(). QAbstractSocket also inherits getChar(), putChar(), and ungetChar() from QIODevice, which work on single bytes. The bytesWritten() signal is emitted when data has been written to the socket (i.e., when the client has read the data). Note that CopperSpice does not limit the write buffer size. You can monitor its size by listening to this signal.

The readyRead() signal is emitted every time a new chunk of data has arrived. bytesAvailable() then returns the number of bytes that are available for reading. Typically, you would connect the readyRead() signal to a slot and read all available data there. If you do not read all the data at once, the remaining data will still be available later, and any new incoming data will be appended to QAbstractSocket's internal read buffer. To limit the size of the read buffer, call setReadBufferSize().

To close the socket, call disconnectFromHost(). QAbstractSocket enters QAbstractSocket::ClosingState. After all pending data has been written to the socket, QAbstractSocket actually closes the socket, enters QAbstractSocket::ClosedState, and emits disconnected(). If you want to abort a connection immediately, discarding all pending data, call abort() instead. If the remote host closes the connection, QAbstractSocket will emit error(QAbstractSocket::RemoteHostClosedError), during which the socket state will still be ConnectedState, and then the disconnected() signal will be emitted.

The port and address of the connected peer is fetched by calling peerPort() and peerAddress(). peerName() returns the host name of the peer, as passed to connectToHost(). localPort() and localAddress() return the port and address of the local socket.

QAbstractSocket provides a set of functions that suspend the calling thread until certain signals are emitted. These functions can be used to implement blocking sockets:

int numRead = 0, numReadTotal = 0;
char buffer[50];
while (true) {
numRead = socket.read(buffer, 50);
// do whatever with array
numReadTotal += numRead;
if (numRead == 0 && ! socket.waitForReadyRead()) {
break;
}
}

If waitForReadyRead() returns false, the connection has been closed or an error has occurred.

Programming with a blocking socket is radically different from programming with a non-blocking socket. A blocking socket does not require an event loop and typically leads to simpler code. However, in a GUI application, blocking sockets should only be used in non-GUI threads, to avoid freezing the user interface.

Note
We discourage the use of the blocking functions together with signals. One of the two possibilities should be used.

QAbstractSocket can be used with QTextStream and QDataStream's stream operators (operator<<() and operator>>()). There is one issue to be aware of, though: You must make sure that enough data is available before attempting to read it using operator>>().

See also
QFtp, QNetworkAccessManager, QTcpServer

Member Typedef Documentation

Typedef for QFlags<BindFlag>. Refer to QAbstractSocket::BindFlag for documentation.

Member Enumeration Documentation

This enum describes the different flags you can pass to modify the behavior of QAbstractSocket::bind().

ConstantValueDescription
QAbstractSocket::ShareAddress 0x1 Allow other services to bind to the same address and port. This is useful when multiple processes share the load of a single service by listening to the same address and port (e.g., a web server with several pre-forked listeners can greatly improve response time). However, because any service is allowed to rebind, this option is subject to certain security considerations. Note that by combining this option with ReuseAddressHint, you will also allow your service to rebind an existing shared address. On Unix, this is equivalent to the SO_REUSEADDR socket option. On Windows, this option is ignored.
QAbstractSocket::DontShareAddress 0x2 Bind the address and port exclusively, so that no other services are allowed to rebind. By passing this option to QAbstractSocket::bind(), you are guaranteed that on success, your service is the only one that listens to the address and port. No services are allowed to rebind, even if they pass ReuseAddressHint. This option provides more security than ShareAddress, but on certain operating systems, it requires you to run the server with administrator privileges. On Unix and OS X, not sharing is the default behavior for binding an address and port, so this option is ignored. On Windows, this option uses the SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE socket option.
QAbstractSocket::ReuseAddressHint 0x4 Provides a hint to QAbstractSocket that it should try to rebind the service even if the address and port are already bound by another socket. On Windows and Unix, this is equivalent to the SO_REUSEADDR socket option.
QAbstractSocket::DefaultForPlatform 0x0 The default option for the current platform. On Unix and Mac OS X, this is equivalent to (DontShareAddress + ReuseAddressHint), and on Windows, its equivalent to ShareAddress.

This enum describes the network layer protocol values.

ConstantValueDescription
QAbstractSocket::IPv4Protocol0 IPv4
QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol1 IPv6
QAbstractSocket::UnknownNetworkLayerProtocol-1 Other than IPv4 and IPv6
See also
QHostAddress::protocol()

This enum describes the behavior of when the socket should hold back with continuing data transfer. The only notification currently supported is QSslSocket::sslErrors().

ConstantValueDescription
QAbstractSocket::PauseNever 0x0 Do not pause data transfer on the socket. This is the default and matches the behavior from earlier versions of QAbstractSocket.
QAbstractSocket::PauseOnSslErrors 0x1 Pause data transfer on the socket upon receiving an SSL error notification. For example, QSslSocket::sslErrors().

This enum describes the socket errors that can occur.

ConstantValueDescription
QAbstractSocket::ConnectionRefusedError0 The connection was refused by the peer (or timed out).
QAbstractSocket::RemoteHostClosedError1 The remote host closed the connection. Note that the client socket (i.e., this socket) will be closed after the remote close notification has been sent.
QAbstractSocket::HostNotFoundError2 The host address was not found.
QAbstractSocket::SocketAccessError3 The socket operation failed because the application lacked the required privileges.
QAbstractSocket::SocketResourceError4 The local system ran out of resources (e.g., too many sockets).
QAbstractSocket::SocketTimeoutError5 The socket operation timed out.
QAbstractSocket::DatagramTooLargeError6 The datagram was larger than the operating system's limit (which can be as low as 8192 bytes).
QAbstractSocket::NetworkError7 An error occurred with the network (e.g., the network cable was accidentally plugged out).
QAbstractSocket::AddressInUseError8 The address specified to QUdpSocket::bind() is already in use and was set to be exclusive.
QAbstractSocket::SocketAddressNotAvailableError9 The address specified to QUdpSocket::bind() does not belong to the host.
QAbstractSocket::UnsupportedSocketOperationError10 The requested socket operation is not supported by the local operating system (e.g., lack of IPv6 support).
QAbstractSocket::ProxyAuthenticationRequiredError12 The socket is using a proxy, and the proxy requires authentication.
QAbstractSocket::SslHandshakeFailedError13 The SSL/TLS handshake failed, so the connection was closed (only used in QSslSocket)
QAbstractSocket::UnfinishedSocketOperationError11 Used by QAbstractSocketEngine only, The last operation attempted has not finished yet (still in progress in the background)
QAbstractSocket::ProxyConnectionRefusedError14 Could not contact the proxy server because the connection to that server was denied.
QAbstractSocket::ProxyConnectionClosedError15 The connection to the proxy server was closed unexpectedly (before the connection to the final peer was established)
QAbstractSocket::ProxyConnectionTimeoutError16 The connection to the proxy server timed out or the proxy server stopped responding in the authentication phase.
QAbstractSocket::ProxyNotFoundError17 The proxy address set with setProxy() (or the application proxy) was not found.
QAbstractSocket::ProxyProtocolError18 The connection negotiation with the proxy server because the response from the proxy server could not be understood.
QAbstractSocket::UnknownSocketError-1 An unidentified error occurred.
See also
QAbstractSocket::error()

This enum represents the options that can be set on a socket. If desired, they can be set after having received the connected() signal from the socket or after having received a new socket from a QTcpServer.

ConstantValueDescription
QAbstractSocket::LowDelayOption0 Try to optimize the socket for low latency. For a QTcpSocket this would set the TCP_NODELAY option and disable Nagle's algorithm. Set this to 1 to enable.
QAbstractSocket::KeepAliveOption1 Set this to 1 to enable the SO_KEEPALIVE socket option
QAbstractSocket::MulticastTtlOption2 Set this to an integer value to set IP_MULTICAST_TTL (TTL for multicast datagrams) socket option.
QAbstractSocket::MulticastLoopbackOption3 Set this to 1 to enable the IP_MULTICAST_LOOP (multicast loopback) socket option.
See also
QAbstractSocket::setSocketOption(), QAbstractSocket::socketOption()

This enum describes the different states in which a socket can be.

ConstantValueDescription
QAbstractSocket::UnconnectedState0The socket is not connected.
QAbstractSocket::HostLookupState1The socket is performing a host name lookup.
QAbstractSocket::ConnectingState2The socket has started establishing a connection.
QAbstractSocket::ConnectedState3A connection is established.
QAbstractSocket::BoundState4The socket is bound to an address and port (for servers).
QAbstractSocket::ClosingState6The socket is about to close (data may still be waiting to be written).
QAbstractSocket::ListeningState5For internal use only.
See also
QAbstractSocket::state()

This enum describes the transport layer protocol.

ConstantValueDescription
QAbstractSocket::TcpSocket0TCP
QAbstractSocket::UdpSocket1UDP
QAbstractSocket::UnknownSocketType-1Other than TCP and UDP
See also
QAbstractSocket::socketType()

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QAbstractSocket::QAbstractSocket ( SocketType  socketType,
QObject parent 
)

Creates a new abstract socket of type socketType. The parent object is passed to the QObject constructor.

See also
socketType(), QTcpSocket, QUdpSocket
QAbstractSocket::~QAbstractSocket ( )
virtual

Destroys the socket.

Method Documentation

void QAbstractSocket::abort ( )

Aborts the current connection and resets the socket. Unlike disconnectFromHost(), this method immediately closes the socket, discarding any pending data in the write buffer.

See also
disconnectFromHost(), close()
bool QAbstractSocket::atEnd ( ) const
overridevirtual

Returns true if no more data is currently available for reading, otherwise returns false. This method is most commonly used when reading data from the socket in a loop.

// This slot is connected to QAbstractSocket::readyRead()
void SocketClass::readyReadSlot() {
while (! socket.atEnd()) {
QByteArray data = socket.read(100);
// do something
}
}
See also
bytesAvailable(), readyRead()

Reimplemented from QIODevice::atEnd()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::atEnd()

bool QAbstractSocket::bind ( const QHostAddress address,
quint16  port = 0,
BindMode  mode = DefaultForPlatform 
)

Binds to address on port using the given mode. By default the socket is bound using the value DefaultForPlatform in the enum BindMode. If a port is not specified a random port is chosen. On success this method returns true and the socket enters the value BoundState in the enum SocketState, otherwise it returns false.

For UDP sockets, after binding, the signal QUdpSocket::readyRead() is emitted whenever a UDP datagram arrives on the specified address and port. For TCP sockets, this method may be used to specify which interface to use for an outgoing connection, which is useful in case of multiple network interfaces.

bool QAbstractSocket::bind ( quint16  port = 0,
BindMode  mode = DefaultForPlatform 
)

Binds to QHostAddress:Any on port using the given mode. By default the socket is bound using the DefaultForPlatform in the enum BindMode. If a port is not specified a random port is chosen.

qint64 QAbstractSocket::bytesAvailable ( ) const
overridevirtual

Returns the number of incoming bytes that are waiting to be read.

See also
bytesToWrite(), read()

Reimplemented from QIODevice::bytesAvailable()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::bytesAvailable()

qint64 QAbstractSocket::bytesToWrite ( ) const
overridevirtual

Returns the number of bytes that are waiting to be written. The bytes are written when control goes back to the event loop or when flush() is called.

See also
bytesAvailable(), flush()

Reimplemented from QIODevice::bytesToWrite()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::bytesToWrite()

bool QAbstractSocket::canReadLine ( ) const
overridevirtual

Returns true if a line of data can be read from the socket, otherwise returns false.

See also
readLine()

Reimplemented from QIODevice::canReadLine()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::canReadLine()

void QAbstractSocket::close ( )
overridevirtual

Closes the I/O device for the socket, disconnects the socket's connection with the host, closes the socket, and resets the name, address, port number and underlying socket descriptor.

Refer to QIODevice::close() for a description of the actions that occur when an I/O device is closed.

See also
abort()

Reimplemented from QIODevice::close()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::close()

void QAbstractSocket::connected ( )
signal

This signal is emitted after connectToHost() has been called and a connection has been successfully established.

On some operating systems the connected() signal may be directly emitted from the connectToHost() call for connections to the localhost.

See also
connectToHost(), disconnected()
void QAbstractSocket::connectToHost ( const QHostAddress address,
quint16  port,
OpenMode  openMode = ReadWrite 
)
virtual

Attempts to make a connection to address on the given port.

void QAbstractSocket::connectToHost ( const QString hostName,
quint16  port,
OpenMode  openMode = ReadWrite,
NetworkLayerProtocol  protocol = AnyIPProtocol 
)
virtual

Attempts to make a connection to hostname on the given port.

The socket is opened in the given openMode and first enters HostLookupState, then performs a host name lookup of hostName. If the lookup succeeds, hostFound() is emitted and QAbstractSocket enters ConnectingState. It then attempts to connect to the address or addresses returned by the lookup. Finally, if a connection is established, QAbstractSocket enters ConnectedState and emits connected().

At any point the socket can emit error() to signal that an error occurred.

The parameter hostName can be an IP address like "127.0.0.1" or it can be a host name like "example.com". QAbstractSocket will do a lookup only if required. The port is in native byte order.

See also
state(), peerName(), peerAddress(), peerPort(), waitForConnected()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::connectToHost()

void QAbstractSocket::disconnected ( )
signal

This signal is emitted when the socket has been disconnected.

Warning
If you need to delete the sender() of this signal in a slot connected to it, use the deleteLater() method.
See also
connectToHost(), disconnectFromHost(), abort()
void QAbstractSocket::disconnectFromHost ( )
virtual

Attempts to close the socket. If there is pending data waiting to be written, QAbstractSocket will enter ClosingState and wait until all data has been written. Eventually, it will enter UnconnectedState and emit the disconnected() signal.

See also
connectToHost()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::disconnectFromHost()

SocketError QAbstractSocket::error ( ) const

Returns the type of error that last occurred.

See also
state(), errorString()
void QAbstractSocket::error ( QAbstractSocket::SocketError  socketError)
signal

This signal is emitted after an error occurred. The socketError parameter describes the type of error that occurred.

See also
error(), errorString(), Creating Custom Types
bool QAbstractSocket::flush ( )

This method writes as much as possible from the internal write buffer to the underlying network socket, without blocking. If any data was written, this method returns true, otherwise false is returned.

Call this method if you need QAbstractSocket to start sending buffered data immediately. The number of bytes successfully written depends on the operating system. In most cases, you do not need to call this method, because QAbstractSocket will start sending data automatically once control goes back to the event loop. In the absence of an event loop, call waitForBytesWritten() instead.

See also
write(), waitForBytesWritten()
void QAbstractSocket::hostFound ( )
signal

This signal is emitted after connectToHost() has been called and the host lookup has succeeded.

Note
QAbstractSocket may emit hostFound() directly from the connectToHost() call since a DNS result could have been cached.
See also
connected()
bool QAbstractSocket::isSequential ( ) const
overridevirtual

Reimplemented from QIODevice::isSequential()

bool QAbstractSocket::isValid ( ) const

Returns true if the socket is valid and ready for use, otherwise returns false.

Note
The socket's state must be ConnectedState before reading and writing can occur.
See also
state()
QHostAddress QAbstractSocket::localAddress ( ) const

Returns the host address of the local socket if available, otherwise returns QHostAddress::Null.

This is normally the main IP address of the host, but can be QHostAddress::LocalHost (127.0.0.1) for connections to the local host.

See also
localPort(), peerAddress(), setLocalAddress()
quint16 QAbstractSocket::localPort ( ) const

Returns the host port number (in native byte order) of the local socket if available, otherwise returns 0.

See also
localAddress(), peerPort(), setLocalPort()
QAbstractSocket::PauseModes QAbstractSocket::pauseMode ( ) const

Returns the pause mode of this socket.

See also
setPauseMode(), resume()
QHostAddress QAbstractSocket::peerAddress ( ) const

Returns the address of the connected peer if the socket is in ConnectedState, otherwise returns QHostAddress::Null.

See also
peerName(), peerPort(), localAddress(), setPeerAddress()
QString QAbstractSocket::peerName ( ) const

Returns the name of the peer as specified by connectToHost(), or an empty QString if connectToHost() has not been called.

See also
peerAddress(), peerPort(), setPeerName()
quint16 QAbstractSocket::peerPort ( ) const

Returns the port of the connected peer if the socket is in ConnectedState, otherwise returns 0.

See also
peerAddress(), localPort(), setPeerPort()
QNetworkProxy QAbstractSocket::proxy ( ) const

Returns the network proxy for this socket. By default QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy is used, which means this socket will query the default proxy settings for the application.

See also
setProxy(), QNetworkProxy, QNetworkProxyFactory
void QAbstractSocket::proxyAuthenticationRequired ( const QNetworkProxy proxy,
QAuthenticator authenticator 
)
signal

This signal can be emitted when a proxy that requires authentication is used. The authenticator object can then be filled in with the required details to allow authentication and continue the connection.

Note
It is not possible to use a QueuedConnection to connect to this signal, as the connection will fail if the authenticator has not been filled in with new information when the signal returns.
See also
QAuthenticator, QNetworkProxy
qint64 QAbstractSocket::readBufferSize ( ) const

Returns the size of the internal read buffer. This limits the amount of data that the client can receive before you call read() or readAll().

A read buffer size of 0 (the default) means that the buffer has no size limit, ensuring that no data is lost.

See also
setReadBufferSize(), read()
qint64 QAbstractSocket::readData ( char *  data,
qint64  maxlen 
)
overrideprotectedvirtual

Implements QIODevice::readData()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::readData()

qint64 QAbstractSocket::readLineData ( char *  data,
qint64  maxlen 
)
overrideprotectedvirtual

Reimplemented from QIODevice::readLineData()

void QAbstractSocket::resume ( )
virtual

Continues data transfer on the socket. This method should only be used after the socket has been set to pause upon notifications and a notification has been received. The only notification currently supported is QSslSocket::sslErrors(). Calling this method if the socket is not paused results in undefined behavior.

See also
pauseMode(), setPauseMode()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::resume()

void QAbstractSocket::setLocalAddress ( const QHostAddress address)
protected

Sets the address on the local side of a connection to address.

You can call this method in a subclass of QAbstractSocket to change the return value of the localAddress() method after a connection has been established. This feature is commonly used by proxy connections for virtual connection settings.

This method does not bind the local address of the socket prior to a connection (e.g., QUdpSocket::bind()).

See also
localAddress(), setLocalPort(), setPeerAddress()
void QAbstractSocket::setLocalPort ( quint16  port)
protected

Sets the port on the local side of a connection to port.

You can call this method in a subclass of QAbstractSocket to change the return value of the localPort() method after a connection has been established. This feature is commonly used by proxy connections for virtual connection settings.

Note that this method does not bind the local port of the socket prior to a connection (e.g., QUdpSocket::bind()).

See also
localPort(), localAddress(), setLocalAddress(), setPeerPort()
void QAbstractSocket::setPauseMode ( PauseModes  pauseMode)

Controls whether to pause upon receiving a notification. The pauseMode parameter specifies the conditions in which the socket should be paused. The only notification currently supported is QSslSocket::sslErrors(). If set to PauseOnSslErrors, data transfer on the socket will be paused and needs to be enabled explicitly again by calling resume(). By default this option is set to PauseNever. This option must be called before connecting to the server, otherwise it will result in undefined behavior.

See also
pauseMode(), resume()
void QAbstractSocket::setPeerAddress ( const QHostAddress address)
protected

Sets the address of the remote side of the connection to address.

You can call this method in a subclass of QAbstractSocket to change the return value of the peerAddress() method after a connection has been established. This feature is commonly used by proxy connections for virtual connection settings.

See also
peerAddress(), setPeerPort(), setLocalAddress()
void QAbstractSocket::setPeerName ( const QString name)
protected

Sets the host name of the remote peer to name.

You can call this method in a subclass of QAbstractSocket to change the return value of the peerName() method after a connection has been established. This feature is commonly used by proxy connections for virtual connection settings.

See also
peerName()
void QAbstractSocket::setPeerPort ( quint16  port)
protected

Sets the port of the remote side of the connection to port.

You can call this method in a subclass of QAbstractSocket to change the return value of the peerPort() method after a connection has been established. This feature is commonly used by proxy connections for virtual connection settings.

See also
peerPort(), setPeerAddress(), setLocalPort()
void QAbstractSocket::setProxy ( const QNetworkProxy networkProxy)

Sets the explicit network proxy for this socket to networkProxy.

To disable the use of a proxy for this socket, use the QNetworkProxy::NoProxy proxy type:

socket->setProxy(QNetworkProxy::NoProxy);

The default value for the proxy is QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy, which means the socket will use the application settings: if a proxy is set with QNetworkProxy::setApplicationProxy, it will use that, otherwise if a factory is set with QNetworkProxyFactory::setApplicationProxyFactory, it will query that factory with type QNetworkProxyQuery::TcpSocket.

See also
proxy(), QNetworkProxy, QNetworkProxyFactory::queryProxy()
void QAbstractSocket::setReadBufferSize ( qint64  size)
virtual

Sets the size of QAbstractSocket's internal read buffer to be size bytes.

If the buffer size is limited to a certain size, QAbstractSocket will not buffer more than this size of data. Exceptionally, a buffer size of 0 means that the read buffer is unlimited and all incoming data is buffered. This is the default.

This option is useful if you only read the data at certain points in time (e.g., in a real-time streaming application) or if you want to protect your socket against receiving too much data, which may eventually cause your application to run out of memory.

Only QTcpSocket uses QAbstractSocket's internal buffer; QUdpSocket does not use any buffering at all, but rather relies on the implicit buffering provided by the operating system. Because of this, calling this method on QUdpSocket has no effect.

See also
readBufferSize(), read()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::setReadBufferSize()

bool QAbstractSocket::setSocketDescriptor ( qintptr  socketDescriptor,
SocketState  socketState = ConnectedState,
OpenMode  openMode = ReadWrite 
)
virtual

Initializes QAbstractSocket with the native socket descriptor socketDescriptor. Returns true if socketDescriptor is accepted as a valid socket descriptor, otherwise returns false. The socket is opened in the mode specified by openMode, and enters the socket state specified by socketState.

Note
It is not possible to initialize two abstract sockets with the same native socket descriptor.
See also
socketDescriptor()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::setSocketDescriptor()

void QAbstractSocket::setSocketError ( SocketError  socketError)
protected

Sets the type of error that last occurred to socketError.

See also
setSocketState(), setErrorString()
void QAbstractSocket::setSocketOption ( QAbstractSocket::SocketOption  option,
const QVariant value 
)
virtual

Sets the given option to the value described by value.

See also
socketOption()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::setSocketOption()

void QAbstractSocket::setSocketState ( SocketState  state)
protected

Sets the state of the socket to state.

See also
state()
qintptr QAbstractSocket::socketDescriptor ( ) const
virtual

Returns the native socket descriptor of the QAbstractSocket object if this is available, otherwise returns -1.

If the socket is using QNetworkProxy, the returned descriptor may not be usable with native socket functions. The socket descriptor is not available when QAbstractSocket is in UnconnectedState.

See also
setSocketDescriptor()
QVariant QAbstractSocket::socketOption ( QAbstractSocket::SocketOption  option)
virtual

Returns the value of option.

See also
setSocketOption()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::socketOption()

SocketType QAbstractSocket::socketType ( ) const

Returns the socket type (TCP, UDP, or other).

See also
QTcpSocket, QUdpSocket
SocketState QAbstractSocket::state ( ) const

Returns the state of the socket.

See also
error()
void QAbstractSocket::stateChanged ( QAbstractSocket::SocketState  socketState)
signal

This signal is emitted whenever QAbstractSocket's state changes. The socketState parameter is the new state.

See also
state(), Creating Custom Types
bool QAbstractSocket::waitForBytesWritten ( int  msecs = 30000)
overridevirtual
bool QAbstractSocket::waitForConnected ( int  msecs = 30000)
virtual

Waits until the socket is connected, up to msecs milliseconds. If the connection has been established, this method returns true, otherwise it returns false. In the case where it returns false, you can call error() to determine the cause of the error.

The following example waits up to one second for a connection to be established:

socket->connectToHost("imap", 143);
if (socket->waitForConnected(1000)) {
qDebug("Connected!");
}

If msecs is -1, this method will not time out.

Note
This method may wait slightly longer than msecs, depending on the time it takes to complete the host lookup.
Multiple calls to this functions do not accumulate the time. If the method times out, the connecting process will be aborted.
See also
connectToHost(), connected()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::waitForConnected()

bool QAbstractSocket::waitForDisconnected ( int  msecs = 30000)
virtual

Waits until the socket has disconnected, up to msecs milliseconds. If the connection has been disconnected, this method returns true, otherwise it returns false. In the case where it returns false, you can call error() to determine the cause of the error.

The following example waits up to one second for a connection to be closed:

socket->disconnectFromHost();
if (socket->state() == QAbstractSocket::UnconnectedState || socket->waitForDisconnected(1000)) {
qDebug("Disconnected");
}

If msecs is -1, this method will not time out.

See also
disconnectFromHost(), close()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::waitForDisconnected()

bool QAbstractSocket::waitForReadyRead ( int  msecs = 30000)
overridevirtual

This method blocks until new data is available for reading and the readyRead() signal has been emitted. The method will timeout after msecs milliseconds; the default timeout is 30000 milliseconds.

The method returns true if the readyRead() signal is emitted and there is new data available for reading, otherwise it returns false (if an error occurred or the operation timed out).

See also
waitForBytesWritten()

Reimplemented from QIODevice::waitForReadyRead()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::waitForReadyRead()

qint64 QAbstractSocket::writeData ( const char *  data,
qint64  len 
)
overrideprotectedvirtual

Implements QIODevice::writeData()

Reimplemented in QSslSocket::writeData()