(C++) Socket Send and Receive BinData

Demonstrates the Chilkat Socket ReceiveBdN and SendBd methods.

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#include <CkSocket.h>
#include <CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkSocket sock;

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
    // This example uses the public TCP echo service at https://tcpbin.com/
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------

    bool useTls = false;
    int port = 4242;
    int maxWaitMs = 5000;
    bool success = sock.Connect("tcpbin.com",port,useTls,maxWaitMs);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << sock.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Wait a max of 2 seconds for a response..
    sock.put_MaxReadIdleMs(2000);

    // Send 26 bytes contained in a Chilkat BinData
    CkBinData bdToSend;
    int i = 0;
    int byteVal = 65;
    while (i < 26) {
        bdToSend.AppendByte(byteVal);
        byteVal = byteVal + 1;
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Send the contents of the BinData
    // Pass zero's in the 2nd and 3rd arguments to send the entire contents of the BinData.
    sock.SendBd(bdToSend,0,0);

    // The tcpbin.com echo server only echoes after receiving an LF (linefeed char)
    sock.SendByte(10);

    // The echo server will echo back whatever is sent to it.
    // We should be able to read the same bytes back..
    CkBinData bdRecv;
    // Receive the 26 bytes previously sent, plus the LF char.
    success = sock.ReceiveBdN(27,bdRecv);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << sock.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Show the contents of bdRecv in hex format
    std::cout << bdRecv.getEncoded("hex") << "\r\n";

    // Output:  4142434445464748494A4B4C4D4E4F505152535455565758595A0A
    }