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    Struct IPCNetworkInterface

    The ipc network interface

    Implements
    INetworkInterface
    IDisposable
    Inherited Members
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    Namespace: Unity.Networking.Transport
    Assembly: Unity.Networking.Transport.dll
    Syntax
    [BurstCompile]
    public struct IPCNetworkInterface : INetworkInterface, IDisposable

    Properties

    LocalEndPoint

    Gets the value of the local end point

    Declaration
    public NetworkInterfaceEndPoint LocalEndPoint { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    NetworkInterfaceEndPoint

    Methods

    Bind(NetworkInterfaceEndPoint)

    Binds the medium to a specific endpoint.

    Declaration
    public int Bind(NetworkInterfaceEndPoint endpoint)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    NetworkInterfaceEndPoint endpoint

    A valid NetworkInterfaceEndPoint.

    Returns
    Type Description
    int

    0 on Success

    CreateInterfaceEndPoint(NetworkEndPoint, out NetworkInterfaceEndPoint)

    Creates an interface end point. Only available for loopback addresses.

    Declaration
    public int CreateInterfaceEndPoint(NetworkEndPoint address, out NetworkInterfaceEndPoint endpoint)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    NetworkEndPoint address

    Loopback address

    NetworkInterfaceEndPoint endpoint

    The endpoint

    Returns
    Type Description
    int

    The status code of the result, 0 being a success.

    CreateSendInterface()

    Creates the send interface

    Declaration
    public NetworkSendInterface CreateSendInterface()
    Returns
    Type Description
    NetworkSendInterface

    The network send interface

    Dispose()

    Cleans up both the local end point and the IPCManager instance.

    Declaration
    public void Dispose()

    GetGenericEndPoint(NetworkInterfaceEndPoint)

    Retrieves an already created endpoint with port or creates one.

    Declaration
    public NetworkEndPoint GetGenericEndPoint(NetworkInterfaceEndPoint endpoint)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    NetworkInterfaceEndPoint endpoint

    The loopback endpoint

    Returns
    Type Description
    NetworkEndPoint

    NetworkEndPoint

    Initialize(NetworkSettings)

    Initializes the interface passing in optional INetworkParameter

    Declaration
    public int Initialize(NetworkSettings settings)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    NetworkSettings settings

    NetworkSettings with which to configure the interface.

    Returns
    Type Description
    int

    Returns 0 on success.

    Listen()

    Start listening for incoming connections. This is normally a no-op for real UDP sockets.

    Declaration
    public int Listen()
    Returns
    Type Description
    int

    0 on Success

    ScheduleReceive(NetworkPacketReceiver, JobHandle)

    Schedule a ReceiveJob. This is used to read data from your supported medium and pass it to the AppendData function supplied by NetworkDriver

    Declaration
    public JobHandle ScheduleReceive(NetworkPacketReceiver receiver, JobHandle dep)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    NetworkPacketReceiver receiver

    A NetworkDriver used to parse the data received.

    JobHandle dep

    A JobHandle to any dependency we might have.

    Returns
    Type Description
    JobHandle

    A JobHandle to our newly created ScheduleReceive Job.

    ScheduleSend(NativeQueue<QueuedSendMessage>, JobHandle)

    Schedule a SendJob. This is used to flush send queues to your supported medium

    Declaration
    public JobHandle ScheduleSend(NativeQueue<QueuedSendMessage> sendQueue, JobHandle dep)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    NativeQueue<QueuedSendMessage> sendQueue

    The send queue which can be used to emulate parallel send.

    JobHandle dep

    A JobHandle to any dependency we might have.

    Returns
    Type Description
    JobHandle

    A JobHandle to our newly created ScheduleSend Job.

    Implements

    INetworkInterface
    IDisposable
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