In theory, after constructing a TcpSocket object, you can now take the

operating system socket handle away and use it yourself, after doing so, the
TcpSocket will not close the socket when it exits, or be able to effect it ever
again.

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/tcpsocket.cpp b/src/tcpsocket.cpp
index 399ec44..b9b215c 100644
--- a/src/tcpsocket.cpp
+++ b/src/tcpsocket.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 namespace Bu { subExceptionDef( TcpSocketException ) }
 
-Bu::TcpSocket::TcpSocket( int nTcpSocket ) :
+Bu::TcpSocket::TcpSocket( handle nTcpSocket ) :
         nTcpSocket( nTcpSocket ),
         bActive( true ),
         bBlocking( true )
@@ -443,11 +443,24 @@ Bu::String Bu::TcpSocket::getAddress() const
         return sAddress;
 }
 
-Bu::TcpSocket::operator int() const
+Bu::TcpSocket::operator Bu::TcpSocket::handle() const
 {
         return nTcpSocket;
 }
 
+Bu::TcpSocket::handle Bu::TcpSocket::getHandle() const
+{
+        return nTcpSocket;
+}
+
+Bu::TcpSocket::handle Bu::TcpSocket::takeHandle()
+{
+        handle nRet = nTcpSocket;
+        bActive = false;
+        nTcpSocket = 0;
+        return nRet;
+}
+
 Bu::size Bu::TcpSocket::getSize() const
 {
         throw UnsupportedException();