The shutdown function disables sends or receives on a socket.
Syntax
int shutdown( __in SOCKET s, __in int how);
Parameters
- s [in]
-
A descriptor identifying a socket.
- how [in]
-
A flag that describes what types of operation will no longer be allowed. Possible values for this flag are listed in theWinsock2.h header file.
Value Meaning - SD_RECEIVE
- 0
Shutdown receive operations.
- SD_SEND
- 1
Shutdown send operations.
- SD_BOTH
- 2
Shutdown both send and receive operations.
