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posix::descriptor::descriptor (2 of 3 overloads)

Construct a descriptor on an existing native descriptor.

descriptor(
    boost::asio::io_context & io_context,
    const native_handle_type & native_descriptor);

This constructor creates a descriptor object to hold an existing native descriptor.

Parameters

io_context: The io_context object that the descriptor will use to dispatch handlers for any asynchronous operations performed on the descriptor.
native_descriptor: A native descriptor.

Exceptions

boost::system::system_error: Thrown on failure.