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UdpAnySourceMulticastClient Constructor

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Creates a new UdpAnySourceMulticastClient UDP client that can subscribe to a group address and receive datagrams from any source.

Namespace:  System.Net.Sockets
Assembly:  System.Net (in System.Net.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    groupAddress As IPAddress, _
    localPort As Integer _
)
public UdpAnySourceMulticastClient(
    IPAddress groupAddress,
    int localPort
)

Parameters

  • groupAddress
    Type: System.Net.IPAddress
    The multicast group address for this receiver to subscribe to.
  • localPort
    Type: System.Int32
    The local port for this receiver to bind to.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

groupAddress is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

localPort is less than 0

-or-

localPort is greater than 65,535.

SocketException

localPort is less than 1,024.

Remarks

The UdpAnySourceMulticastClient constructor associates a UDP multicast socket with a group address and port, but does not bind or otherwise use the socket.

The groupAddress parameter may be either an IPv6 or IPv4 multicast address.

The localPort parameter must not specify a port less than 1,024.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.