AddressFamily Enumeration

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Specifies the addressing scheme that an instance of the Socket class can use.

Namespace:  System.Net.Sockets
Assembly:  System.Net (in System.Net.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Enumeration AddressFamily

public enum AddressFamily

Members

	Member name	Description
	Unknown	An unknown address family.Not supported for use in a Silverlight for Windows Phone application.
	Unspecified	An address family has not been specified.Not supported for use in a Silverlight for Windows Phone application.
	InterNetwork	An address for IP version 4.
	InterNetworkV6	An address for IP version 6.Not supported for use in a Silverlight for Windows Phone application.

Remarks

An AddressFamily member specifies the addressing scheme that a Socket will use to resolve an address. For example, InterNetwork indicates that an IP version 4 address is expected when a Socket connects to an endpoint.

Version Notes

 Silverlight for Windows Phone

InterNetwork is the only value of the AddressFamily enumeration valid for use in a Silverlight for Windows Phone application.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

Reference

System.Net.Sockets Namespace