OutProcessClientConnectAsync Method

Requests the start of the client's background message processing thread and provides a way for the caller to await the client reaching the started state. Note that the client is considered 'started' when it it reaches the state of waiting for a a server to respond to a connection request, not when a server connection is made at some random later time.

Namespace: Orthogonal.MixedCommsLib
Assembly: Orthogonal.MixedCommsLib (in Orthogonal.MixedCommsLib.dll) Version: 2.0.3

Syntax

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public Task ConnectAsync(
	string serverAddress = "localhost",
	int port = 41411
)

Parameters

serverAddress String (Optional): The server machine name or IP address string. The default is "localhost" which assumes that the server is running on the same computer as the client.
port Int32 (Optional): The port number to use in the server connection. Valid range is 32768 to 65535. The default is 41411. Multiple clients on the same computer must use different port numbers.

Return Value

Task
A Task that can be used to await connect completion.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	Thrown if the client is already connected.

Reference

OutProcessClient Class

Orthogonal.MixedCommsLib Namespace