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WsOpenListener function (webservices.h)

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Initiates "listening" on a specified address. Once a listener is opened channels can be accepted from it. If the open is successful the Listener must be closed using the WsCloseListener function before Listener resources can be released.

Syntax

HRESULT WsOpenListener(
  [in]           WS_LISTENER            *listener,
  [in]           const WS_STRING        *url,
  [in, optional] const WS_ASYNC_CONTEXT *asyncContext,
  [in, optional] WS_ERROR               *error
);

Parameters

[in] listener

A pointer to the Listener object to open. The pointer must reference a valid WS_LISTENER object and the referenced value may not be NULL.

[in] url

A pointer to a object containing the URL address string for the Listener.

Note  The URL is always in escaped form.. The URL may not contain a query string or fragment. This URL can include the '+' or '*' wildcards in the host name portion, or a host name, or a literal IP address. See Remarks for more information on the URL.
 

[in, optional] asyncContext

A pointer to A WS_ASYNC_CONTEXT object that has information about how to invoke the function asynchronously. The value is set to NULL if invoking synchronously.

[in, optional] error

A pointer to a WS_ERROR object where additional information about the error should be stored if the function fails.

Return value

This function can return one of these values.

Return code Description
WS_S_ASYNC
 The asynchronous operation is still pending.
WS_E_OPERATION_ABORTED
 The listener was aborted during the open, or before the open.
WS_E_INVALID_OPERATION
 The listener is in the incorrect state.
WS_E_ADDRESS_IN_USE
 The address is already being used.
WS_E_ADDRESS_NOT_AVAILABLE
 The address is not valid for this context.
WS_E_QUOTA_EXCEEDED
 A quota was exceeded.
WS_E_OPERATION_ABORTED
 The operation was aborted.
WS_E_OPERATION_TIMED_OUT
 The operation did not complete within the time allotted.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
 Ran out of memory.
E_INVALIDARG
 One or more arguments are invalid.
Other Errors
This function may return other errors not listed above.

Remarks

When using IPv6 addresses, they must be enclosed in brackets in the host name portion.

For more information, see WS_HTTP_CHANNEL_BINDING.

For WS_UDP_CHANNEL_BINDING, the path portion of the URL is ignored. If a literal IP address is specified, then it is used to listen, otherwise a wildcard IP address is used.

For WS_TCP_CHANNEL_BINDING, the path portion of the URL is is matched as a prefix against the received URL.
If a literal IP address is specified, then it is used to listen, otherwise a wildcard IP address is used.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header webservices.h
Library WebServices.lib
DLL WebServices.dll