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  <refentry id="function.socket-send">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>socket_send</refname>
    <refpurpose>Sends data to a connected socket </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>int</type><methodname>socket_send</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>socket</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>buf</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>len</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>flags</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
     &warn.experimental.func;
    <para>
     The function <function>socket_send</function> sends
     <parameter>len</parameter> bytes to the socket 
     <parameter>socket</parameter> from <parameter>buf</parameter>
    </para>
    <para>
     The value of <parameter>flags</parameter> can be any
     <literal>ORed</literal> combination of the following:
     <table>
      <title>possible values for <parameter>flags</parameter></title>
      <tgroup cols="2">
       <tbody>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>0x1</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          Process OOB (out-of-band) data
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>0x2</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          Peek at incoming message
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>0x4</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          Bypass routing, use direct interface
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>0x8</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          Data completes record
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>0x100</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          Data completes transaction
         </entry>
        </row>
       </tbody>
      </tgroup>
     </table>
    </para>
    <para>
     See also 
     <function>socket_sendmsg</function> and
     <function>socket_sendto</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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