--- !ruby/object:RI::ClassDescription 
attributes: []

class_methods: []

comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Class <tt>Socket</tt> provides access to the underlying operating system socket implementations. It can be used to provide more operating system specific functionality than the protocol-specific socket classes but at the expense of greater complexity. In particular, the class handles addresses using +struct sockaddr+ structures packed into Ruby strings, which can be a joy to manipulate.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::H 
  level: 3
  text: Exception Handling
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Ruby's implementation of <tt>Socket</tt> causes an exception to be raised based on the error generated by the system dependent implementation. This is why the methods are documented in a way that isolate Unix-based system exceptions from Windows based exceptions. If more information on particular exception is needed please refer to the Unix manual pages or the Windows WinSock reference.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::H 
  level: 3
  text: Documentation by
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "*"
    body: Zach Dennis
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "*"
    body: Sam Roberts
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "*"
    body: <em>Programming Ruby</em> from The Pragmatic Bookshelf.
  type: :BULLET
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Much material in this documentation is taken with permission from <em>Programming Ruby</em> from The Pragmatic Bookshelf.
constants: []

full_name: UNIXSocket
includes: []

instance_methods: []

name: UNIXSocket
superclass: BasicSocket