Socket.AddressFamily Property

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Gets the address family of the Socket.

Namespace:  System.Net.Sockets
Assembly:  System.Net (in System.Net.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property AddressFamily As AddressFamily
public AddressFamily AddressFamily { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily
One of the AddressFamily values.

Remarks

The AddressFamily specifies the addressing scheme that an instance of the Socket class can use. This property is read-only and is set when the Socket is created.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.