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SocketType
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.. currentmodule:: gi.repository.Gio


.. versionadded:: 2.22




.. class:: SocketType
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Flags used when creating a :obj:`~gi.repository.Gio.Socket`. Some protocols may not implement
all the socket types.













Fields
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: SocketType
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   .. attribute:: DATAGRAM

      Connectionless, unreliable datagram passing.
      (e.g. UDP)







   .. attribute:: INVALID

      Type unknown or wrong







   .. attribute:: SEQPACKET

      Reliable connection-based passing of datagrams
      of fixed maximum length (e.g. SCTP).







   .. attribute:: STREAM

      Reliable connection-based byte streams (e.g. TCP).