Implement server/client sockets in winforms

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MS has beautiful examples of Server/Client Socket, they work really well:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/network-programming/asynchronous-server-socket-example
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/network-programming/asynchronous-client-socket-example

How could I adapt it to work with WinForms using a TextBox to display data?

How do I call methods StartListening(); and StartClient(); using a button from UI?

When data is received, how do I actively invoke an EventHandler, which would process the message based on a switch structure, and then perform different tasks based on the data received?

Thanks

What I have tried:

I've tried to implement the console code in a WinForms projects without much success.

Posted 16-Feb-21 22:06pm

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Updated 20-Mar-21 16:43pm

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Richard MacCutchan 17-Feb-21 4:28am

Implementing sockets code in Winforms is exactly the same as in a Console app. The socket code should run in a background thread and pass information back to the Form code via event notifiers.

Member 14827175 17-Feb-21 10:11am

If the StartListening() method is in another class (public class AsynchronousSocketListener), how should I reference it from the UI thread?

Richard MacCutchan 17-Feb-21 11:08am

See OriginalGriff's article (link below) which contains the full example.

Member 14827175 17-Feb-21 11:11am

Thanks I didn't see it yet, I'll take a look

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2021-02-16T22:31:00

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Have a look here: Double Clicking a File in Explorer and Adding It to Your App while it's Running[^] - it uses Sockets to communicate between two instances of the same application and pass data from one to the other.

Posted 16-Feb-21 22:31pm

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Member 14827175 17-Feb-21 11:12am

Thanks, I'll take a look at it in a while.