CSocketWrench::SetTimeout Method  
 
INT SetTimeout(
  UINT nTimeout  
);

The SetTimeout method sets the number of seconds the client will wait for a response from the remote host. Once the specified number of seconds has elapsed, the method will fail and return to the caller.

Parameters

nTimeout
The number of seconds to wait for a blocking operation to complete.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is zero. If the method fails, the return value is INET_ERROR. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The timeout value is only used with blocking client connections.

Requirements

Minimum Desktop Platform: Windows 7 (Service Pack 1)
Minimum Server Platform: Windows Server 2008 R2 (Service Pack 1)
Header: Include cswsock10.h
Import Library: cswskv10.lib

See Also

Connect, GetTimeout, IsReadable, IsWritable, Read, Write