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    Struct SteamNetworkingIdentity

    The identity of a network host: a SteamID, IP address, generic string or bytes, and so on. Every identity has a string form (see ToString()), which is what goes on the wire in several places, so older code can carry identity types it does not understand. The payload is not exposed as fields: read and write it through the methods.

    Implements
    IEquatable<SteamNetworkingIdentity>
    Inherited Members
    ValueType.Equals(object)
    ValueType.GetHashCode()
    object.Equals(object, object)
    object.GetType()
    object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)
    Namespace: Unity.Steamworks.Interop
    Assembly: Unity.Steamworks.Interop.dll
    Syntax
    [Serializable]
    public struct SteamNetworkingIdentity : IEquatable<SteamNetworkingIdentity>

    Fields

    k_cbMaxGenericBytes

    Maximum length, in bytes, of a generic bytes identity.

    Declaration
    public const int k_cbMaxGenericBytes = 32
    Field Value
    Type Description
    int

    k_cchMaxGenericString

    Maximum length of a generic string identity, including the terminator.

    Declaration
    public const int k_cchMaxGenericString = 32
    Field Value
    Type Description
    int

    k_cchMaxString

    Buffer size, including the terminator, that fits any ToString() output.

    Declaration
    public const int k_cchMaxString = 128
    Field Value
    Type Description
    int

    k_cchMaxXboxPairwiseID

    Maximum length of an Xbox pairwise id, including the terminator.

    Declaration
    public const int k_cchMaxXboxPairwiseID = 33
    Field Value
    Type Description
    int

    m_eType

    Which kind of identity this is.

    Declaration
    public ESteamNetworkingIdentityType m_eType
    Field Value
    Type Description
    ESteamNetworkingIdentityType

    Methods

    Clear()

    Resets this identity to the invalid state.

    Declaration
    public void Clear()

    Equals(SteamNetworkingIdentity)

    Compares this identity with another.

    Declaration
    public bool Equals(SteamNetworkingIdentity other)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    SteamNetworkingIdentity other

    The identity to compare with.

    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    true when both have the same type and payload.

    GetFakeIPType()

    Classifies the carried IP address as a kind of FakeIP, or as not fake.

    Declaration
    public ESteamNetworkingFakeIPType GetFakeIPType()
    Returns
    Type Description
    ESteamNetworkingFakeIPType

    The address's FakeIP type, or k_ESteamNetworkingFakeIPType_Invalid when the identity is not an IP address.

    GetGenericBytes()

    Gets the generic bytes this identity carries.

    Declaration
    public byte[] GetGenericBytes()
    Returns
    Type Description
    byte[]

    A copy of the bytes, or null when the identity is not generic bytes.

    GetGenericString()

    Gets the generic string this identity carries.

    Declaration
    public string GetGenericString()
    Returns
    Type Description
    string

    The string, or null when the identity is not a generic string.

    GetIPAddr(out SteamNetworkingIPAddr)

    Gets the IP address and port this identity carries.

    Declaration
    public bool GetIPAddr(out SteamNetworkingIPAddr addr)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    SteamNetworkingIPAddr addr

    Receives a copy of the address, or default when there is none.

    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    false when the identity is not an IP address.

    GetIPv4()

    Gets the IPv4 address this identity carries, in host byte order.

    Declaration
    public uint GetIPv4()
    Returns
    Type Description
    uint

    The address, or 0 when the identity is not an IPv4 address.

    GetPSNID()

    Gets the PSN account id this identity carries.

    Declaration
    public ulong GetPSNID()
    Returns
    Type Description
    ulong

    The id, or 0 when the identity is not a PSN id.

    GetSteamID()

    Gets the SteamID this identity carries.

    Declaration
    public CSteamID GetSteamID()
    Returns
    Type Description
    CSteamID

    The SteamID, or an invalid CSteamID when the identity is not a SteamID.

    GetSteamID64()

    Gets the SteamID this identity carries, as a raw 64-bit number.

    Declaration
    public ulong GetSteamID64()
    Returns
    Type Description
    ulong

    The SteamID, or 0 when the identity is not a SteamID.

    GetXboxPairwiseID()

    Gets the Xbox pairwise id this identity carries.

    Declaration
    public string GetXboxPairwiseID()
    Returns
    Type Description
    string

    The id, or null when the identity is not an Xbox pairwise id.

    IsFakeIP()

    Checks whether this identity is a FakeIP address.

    Declaration
    public bool IsFakeIP()
    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    true when GetFakeIPType() reports a FakeIP type.

    IsInvalid()

    Checks whether the identity type is Invalid. The payload is not validated (for example, whether a SteamID is valid).

    Declaration
    public bool IsInvalid()
    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    true when the type is k_ESteamNetworkingIdentityType_Invalid.

    IsLocalHost()

    Checks whether this identity is localhost.

    Declaration
    public bool IsLocalHost()
    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    true for ::1 or 127.0.0.1.

    ParseString(string)

    Parses the string form ToString() produces. A well-formed string of an unknown type still succeeds, as k_ESteamNetworkingIdentityType_UnknownType.

    Declaration
    public bool ParseString(string pszStr)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    string pszStr

    The string to parse.

    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    false only when the string is malformed.

    SetGenericBytes(byte[])

    Sets this identity to generic bytes.

    Declaration
    public bool SetGenericBytes(byte[] data)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    byte[] data

    The bytes; at most k_cbMaxGenericBytes of them.

    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    false when the data has an invalid size.

    SetGenericString(string)

    Sets this identity to a generic string.

    Declaration
    public bool SetGenericString(string pszString)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    string pszString

    The string; at most k_cchMaxGenericString bytes including the terminator.

    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    false when the string has an invalid length.

    SetIPAddr(SteamNetworkingIPAddr)

    Sets this identity to an IP address and port.

    Declaration
    public void SetIPAddr(SteamNetworkingIPAddr addr)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    SteamNetworkingIPAddr addr

    The address to carry.

    SetIPv4Addr(uint, ushort)

    Sets this identity to an IPv4 address and port.

    Declaration
    public void SetIPv4Addr(uint nIPv4, ushort nPort)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    uint nIPv4

    The address in host byte order: aa.bb.cc.dd as 0xaabbccdd.

    ushort nPort

    The port, in host byte order.

    SetLocalHost()

    Sets this identity to localhost, always IPv6 ::1 rather than 127.0.0.1. Localhost often stands for "anonymous": the remote host identifies the local host by its network address.

    Declaration
    public void SetLocalHost()

    SetPSNID(ulong)

    Sets this identity to a PlayStation Network account.

    Declaration
    public void SetPSNID(ulong id)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ulong id

    The PSN account id.

    SetSteamID(CSteamID)

    Sets this identity to a Steam account.

    Declaration
    public void SetSteamID(CSteamID steamID)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    CSteamID steamID

    The account's SteamID.

    SetSteamID64(ulong)

    Sets this identity to a Steam account given as a raw 64-bit SteamID.

    Declaration
    public void SetSteamID64(ulong steamID)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ulong steamID

    The 64-bit SteamID.

    SetXboxPairwiseID(string)

    Sets this identity to an Xbox pairwise id.

    Declaration
    public bool SetXboxPairwiseID(string pszString)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    string pszString

    The id; at most k_cchMaxXboxPairwiseID bytes including the terminator.

    Returns
    Type Description
    bool

    false when the string has an invalid length.

    ToString()

    Formats the identity in its URL-like string form, type:<type-data>, which ParseString(string) reads back.

    Declaration
    public override string ToString()
    Returns
    Type Description
    string

    The formatted identity.

    Overrides
    ValueType.ToString()

    Implements

    IEquatable<T>
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