basic_socket_acceptor::set_option (1 of 2 overloads)

Set an option on the acceptor.

template<
    typename SettableSocketOption>
void set_option(
    const SettableSocketOption & option);

This function is used to set an option on the acceptor.

Parameters

option: The new option value to be set on the acceptor.

Exceptions

std::system_error: Thrown on failure.

Example

Setting the SOL_SOCKET/SO_REUSEADDR option:

std::experimental::net::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor(io_context);
...
std::experimental::net::ip::tcp::acceptor::reuse_address option(true);
acceptor.set_option(option);