TcpConnection Class | 
          
Namespace: Zebra.Sdk.Comm
The TcpConnection type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| TcpConnection(String, Int32) | 
            Initializes a new instance of the TcpConnection class.
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| TcpConnection(String, Int32, Int32, Int32) | 
            Initializes a new instance of the TcpConnection class.
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| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 
            Returns the address which was passed into the constructor.
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| Connected | 
            Returns true if the connection is open.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Manufacturer | 
            See the classes which implement this property for the format of the printer manufacturer string.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| MaxDataToWrite | 
            Gets or sets the maximum number of bytes to write at one time
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| MaxTimeoutForRead | 
            Gets or sets the maximum time, in milliseconds, to wait for any data to be received.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| PortNumber | 
            Returns the port number which was passed into the constructor.
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| SimpleConnectionName | 
            Gets the IP address as the description.
              (Overrides ConnectionASimpleConnectionName.) | |
| TimeToWaitForMoreData | 
            Gets or sets the maximum time, in milliseconds, to wait in-between reads after the initial read.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | 
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| AddWriteLogStream | 
            Sets the stream to log the write data to.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| BytesAvailable | 
            Returns an estimate of the number of bytes that can be read from this connection without blocking.
              (Overrides ConnectionABytesAvailable.) | |
| Close | 
            Closes this connection and releases any system resources associated with the connection.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.  (Inherited from Object.) | |
| GetConnectionReestablisher | 
            Returns a ConnectionReestablisher which allows for easy recreation of a connection which may have been closed.
              (Overrides ConnectionAGetConnectionReestablisher(Int64).) | |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function.   (Inherited from Object.) | |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance.  (Inherited from Object.) | |
| Open | 
            Opens the connection to a device.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Read | 
            Reads all the available data from the connection. This call is non-blocking.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Read(Int32) | 
            Reads maxBytesToRead of the available data from the connection.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Read(BinaryWriter) | 
            Reads all the available data from the connection.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Read(Int32, Boolean) | 
            Reads maxBytesToRead of the available data from the connection.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| ReadChar | 
            Reads the next byte of data from the connection.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| SendAndWaitForResponse(Byte, Int32, Int32, String) | 
            Sends dataToSend and returns the response data.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| SendAndWaitForResponse(BinaryWriter, BinaryReader, Int32, Int32, String) | 
            Sends data from sourceStream and writes the response data to destinationStream.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| SendAndWaitForValidResponse(Byte, Int32, Int32, ResponseValidator) | 
            Sends dataToSend and returns the response data.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| SendAndWaitForValidResponse(BinaryWriter, BinaryReader, Int32, Int32, ResponseValidator) | 
            Sends data from sourceStream and writes the response data to destinationStream.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| SetReadTimeout | 
            Sets the read timeout on the underlying socket.
              (Overrides ConnectionASetReadTimeout(Int32).) | |
| ToString | 
            Returns TCP:[Address]:[PortNumber].
              (Overrides ConnectionAToString.) | |
| WaitForData | 
            Causes the currently executing thread to sleep until BytesAvailable > 0, or for a maximum of 
            maxTimeout milliseconds.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Write(Byte) | 
            Writes data.Length bytes from the specified byte array to this output stream.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Write(BinaryReader) | 
             Writes all available bytes from the data source to this output stream.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | |
| Write(Byte, Int32, Int32) | 
            Writes length bytes from data starting at offset.
              (Inherited from ConnectionA.) | 
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| DEFAULT_CPCL_TCP_PORT | 
            The default TCP port for CPCL devices.
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| DEFAULT_ZPL_TCP_PORT | 
            The default TCP port for ZPL devices.
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using System; using System.Text; using Zebra.Sdk.Comm; using Zebra.Sdk.Printer; public class TcpConnectionExample { public static void Main(string[] args) { new TcpConnectionExample().SendZplOverTcp("1.2.3.4"); new TcpConnectionExample().SendCpclOverTcp("1.2.3.4"); new TcpConnectionExample().PrintConfigLabelUsingDnsName("PrinterName"); } private void SendZplOverTcp(string theIpAddress) { // Instantiate connection for ZPL TCP port at given address Connection thePrinterConn = new TcpConnection(theIpAddress, TcpConnection.DEFAULT_ZPL_TCP_PORT); try { // Open the connection - physical connection is established here. thePrinterConn.Open(); // This example prints "This is a ZPL test." near the top of the label. string zplData = "^XA^FO20,20^A0N,25,25^FDThis is a ZPL test.^FS^XZ"; // Send the data to printer as a byte array. thePrinterConn.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(zplData)); } catch (ConnectionException e) { // Handle communications error here. Console.WriteLine(e.ToString()); } finally { // Close the connection to release resources. thePrinterConn.Close(); } } private void SendCpclOverTcp(string theIpAddress) { // Instantiate connection for CPCL TCP port at given address Connection thePrinterConn = new TcpConnection(theIpAddress, TcpConnection.DEFAULT_CPCL_TCP_PORT); try { // Open the connection - physical connection is established here. thePrinterConn.Open(); // This example prints "This is a CPCL test." near the top of the label. string cpclData = "! 0 200 200 210 1\r\n" + "TEXT 4 0 30 40 This is a CPCL test.\r\n" + "FORM\r\n" + "PRINT\r\n"; // Send the data to printer as a byte array. thePrinterConn.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(cpclData)); } catch (ConnectionException e) { // Handle communications error here. Console.WriteLine(e.ToString()); } finally { // Close the connection to release resources. thePrinterConn.Close(); } } private void PrintConfigLabelUsingDnsName(string dnsName) { Connection connection = new TcpConnection(dnsName, 9100); try { connection.Open(); ZebraPrinter p = ZebraPrinterFactory.GetInstance(connection); p.PrintConfigurationLabel(); } catch (ConnectionException e) { Console.WriteLine(e.ToString()); } catch (ZebraPrinterLanguageUnknownException e) { Console.WriteLine(e.ToString()); } finally { // Close the connection to release resources. connection.Close(); } } }