Closes the network connection associated with a Socket, TcpListener, TcpClient, or UdpClient Object.
socket_object.Close
-or-
tcplistener_object.Close
-or-
tcpclient_object.Close
-or-
udpclient_object.Close
Prerequisites
None
Parameters
None
Remarks
The Close method may be used to close the network connection and free up resources. If it is called with a TcpListener, TcpClient, or UdpClient Object, the underlying Socket is actually closed. If the Socket is not currently open, no error occurs.
Examples
Dim tl As New TcpListener(ep)
Dim sock As Socket
...
tl.Close
sock.Close
See Also