TcpConnection

class TcpConnection : public Connection

@brief a class for handling tcp connections

This class serves as the interface for all connections. A connection is only established upon call of the start() function. It is a factory class and thus can be configured using its expected parameters

Functions

Name	Description
start	Starts the connection
startAsync	Starts the connection asynchronously providing a slot
stop	Closes the connection
createChannel	This function creates a "channel" for the given connection.

Function Details

createChannel

virtual ChannelPointer createChannel()

This function creates a "channel" for the given connection.

Return : Pointer to Channel

start

virtual ChannelPointer start()

Starts the connection

startAsync

virtual int startAsync(const ConnectionHandler& slot)

Starts the connection asynchronously providing a slot

stop

virtual void stop()

Closes the connection