## nng_stream_dialer_alloc

Allocate byte stream dialer.

### Synopsis

```c
#include <nng/nng.h>

int nng_stream_dialer_alloc(nng_stream_dialer **dp, const char *addr);

int nng_stream_dialer_alloc_url(nng_stream_dialer **dp, const nng_url *url);
```

### Description

These functions allocates a dialer for byte streams.
Dialers create byte stream objects by initiating outgoing connections, via the xref:nng_stream_dialer_dial.adoc[`nng_stream_dialer_dial`] function.

The first form, `nng_stream_dialer_alloc`, connects to the address specified by _addr_, which should be a string representing a URL.

The second form, `nng_stream_dialer_alloc_url`, takes a pre-parsed or pre-constructed
xref:../util/nng_url.adoc[`nng_url`] object to determine the remote address.

These functions may support different URL schemes, such as `ipc://`, `tcp://`, `tls+tcp://`, or `ws://`.

Both forms store the dialer in the location referenced by _dp_.

### Return Values

These functions return 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.

### Errors

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`NNG_ENOMEM`:: Insufficient free memory exists.
`NNG_ENOTSUP`:: The URL scheme is not supported by the implementation.
`NNG_EADDRINVAL`:: The URL requested is invalid.

### See Also

xref:nng_stream_dialer_close.adoc[nng_stream_dialer_close],
xref:nng_stream_dialer_dial.adoc[nng_stream_dialer_dial],
xref:nng_stream_dialer_free.adoc[nng_stream_dialer_free],
xref:nng_stream_dialer_get.adoc[nng_stream_dialer_get],
xref:nng_stream_dialer_set.adoc[nng_stream_dialer_set]