Socket class disadvantages

[Piotrekk]

Hi

I have a question related to Socket class. What are the advantages /
disadvantages of using Socket class comparing to TcpClient and
HttpWebRequest

Regards
Piotr Ko³odziej

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Piotr,

Well, when using the TcpClient vs the Socket, you probably want to use
the client most of the time, since it exposes the underlying Socket through
the Client property.

Now, comparing those to HttpWebRequest, with HttpWebRequest, it wraps
all of the protocol interaction for you, forming the request, parsing the
response, etc, etc. You don't have that with the TcpClient/Socket.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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Hi

I have a question related to Socket class. What are the advantages /
disadvantages of using Socket class comparing to TcpClient and
HttpWebRequest

Regards
Piotr Ko³odziej

 

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

Socket can be used for UDP packets, the others can't.


Hi

I have a question related to Socket class. What are the advantages /
disadvantages of using Socket class comparing to TcpClient and
HttpWebRequest

Regards
Piotr Ko³odziej