sctp_send() Function

ssize_t sctp_send(s, *msg, len, *sinfo, flags);
int s, const void *msg, size_t len, const struct sctp_sndrcvinfo *sinfo, int flags;

The sctp_send() function is usable by one-to-one and one-to-many sockets model. The sctp_send() function enables advanced SCTP features while sending a message from an SCTP endpoint.

s

This value specifies the socket created by the socket() function.

msg

This value contains the message sent by the sctp_send() function.

len

This value is the length of the message. This value is expressed in bytes.

sinfo

This value contains the parameters used to send the message. For a one-to-many sockets model, this value can contain the association ID to which the message is being sent.

flags

This value is identical to the flags parameter in the sendmsg() function.

The sctp_send() function returns the number of bytes it sent. The sctp_send() function returns -1 when an error occurs.

If the file descriptor passed in the s parameter is not valid, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EBADF. If the file descriptor passed in the s parameter does not describe a socket, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to ENOTSOCK. If the sinfo_flags field of the sinfo parameter includes the value MSG_OOB, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EOPNOTSUPP. If the sinfo_flags field of the sinfo parameter includes the values MSG_ABORT or MSG_EOF for a one-to-one socket model, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EOPNOTSUPP. If there is no established association, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to ENOTCONN. If the socket is shutting down, disallowing further writes, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EPIPE. If the socket is nonblocking and the transmit queue is full, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EAGAIN.

If the control message length is incorrect, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EINVAL. If the specified destination address does not belong to the association, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EINVAL. If the value of stream_no is outside the number of outbound streams that the association supports, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EINVAL. If the address family of the specified destination address is not AF_INET or AF_INET6, the sctp_send() function fails and sets the value of errno to EINVAL.