---
name: "AcceptEx"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/AcceptEx"
---

# AcceptEx(3w)

## NAME

**AcceptEx** (MSWSOCK.@)

## SYNOPSIS

BOOL AcceptEx\
  (\
   SOCKET       *listener*,\
   SOCKET       *acceptor*,\
   PVOID        *dest*,\
   DWORD        *dest\_len*,\
   DWORD        *local\_addr\_len*,\
   DWORD        *rem\_addr\_len*,\
   LPDWORD      *received*,\
   LPOVERLAPPED *overlapped*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Accept a new connection, retrieving the connected addresses and initial data.

*listener* \[In\]  Listening socket. *acceptor* \[In\]  Socket to accept on. *dest* \[Out\] Destination for initial data. *dest\_len* \[In\]  Size of *dest* in bytes. *local\_addr\_len* \[In\]  Number of bytes reserved in *dest* for local address. *rem\_addr\_len* \[In\]  Number of bytes reserved in *dest* for remote address. *received* \[Out\] Destination for number of bytes of initial data. *overlapped* \[In\]  For asynchronous execution.

## RETURNS

**Success:** **TRUE**

**Failure:** **FALSE**. Use **WSAGetLastError(3w)** for details of the error.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"mswsock.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/mswsock/mswsock.c"**.

Debug channel **"mswsock"**.