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<h1>nng_pipe_socket(3)</h1>
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<p>nng_pipe_socket - return owning socket for pipe</p>
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<pre class="pygments highlight"><code data-lang="c"><span class="tok-cp">#include</span> <span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/nng.h&gt;</span><span class="tok-cp">
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<span class="tok-n">nng_socket</span> <span class="tok-nf">nng_pipe_socket</span><span class="tok-p">(</span><span class="tok-n">nng_pipe</span> <span class="tok-n">p</span><span class="tok-p">);</span></code></pre>
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<p>The <code>nng_pipe_socket()</code> function returns the <a href="nng_socket.5.html"><code>nng_socket</code></a>
associated with the pipe <em>p</em>.</p>
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The returned socket may be closed or in the process of closing, in
which case it will not be usable with other functions.
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<p>This function returns the socket associated with the pipe.</p>
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<p>None.</p>
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<p><a href="nng_pipe.5.html">nng_pipe(5)</a>,
<a href="nng_socket.5.html">nng_socket(5)</a>,
<a href="nng.7.html">nng(7)</a></p>
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