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<h1>nng_socket_raw(3)</h1>
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<p>nng_socket_raw - return whether socket is cooked or raw</p>
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<pre class="pygments highlight"><code data-lang="c"><span></span><span class="tok-cp">#include</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/nng.h&gt;</span>

<span class="tok-kt">int</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-nf">nng_socket_raw</span><span class="tok-p">(</span><span class="tok-n">nng_socket</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-n">s</span><span class="tok-p">,</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-kt">bool</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-o">*</span><span class="tok-n">raw</span><span class="tok-p">);</span></code></pre>
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<p>The <code>nng_socket_raw()</code> function stores <code>true</code> in <em>raw</em> if the socket is in raw mode,
otherwise it stores <code>false</code>.</p>
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This function should be used in place of the <code>NNG_OPT_RAW</code> option in new code.
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<p>This function returns zero on success, or an error if the socket is invalid.</p>
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<code>NNG_ECLOSED</code>
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<p>Parameter <em>s</em> does not refer to an open socket.</p>
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<p><a href="nng_socket.5.html">nng_socket(5)</a>,
<a href="nng.7.html">nng(7)</a></p>
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