[SFML2] Network Help

[Valeour]

Okay, so I used the networking tutorial for 1.6, and then realised the changes, now here's a few problems I have;

Instead of (!IPAddress.IsValid()), what can I use to check if the IPAddress is valid? Seeing as IsValid() as been removed.

Also, I constantly see "Failed to bind Port ####". (# being the port number...)

The port is forwarded on my router, so what else is the problem? I've let it through my firewall too.

(The code I'm using is literally the UDP Socket example with a few changes to fit SFML2.)

[Laurent]

Instead of (!IPAddress.IsValid()), what can I use to check if the IPAddress is valid? Seeing as IsValid() as been removed.

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if (address == sf::IpAddress::None)
{
    // invalid address
}

Also, I constantly see "Failed to bind Port ####". (# being the port number...)

The port is forwarded on my router, so what else is the problem? I've let it through my firewall too.

(The code I'm using is literally the UDP Socket example with a few changes to fit SFML2.)

I have no idea, could be a lot of things. But why don't you try the Sockets example of SFML 2 directly? It has UDP, and it works

[Valeour]

Sockets example of SFML 2

Er... Hate to be a pain, but where is that...? I've looked for SFML2 examples, but can't find any on networking, or do you mean use the 1.6 example?



And thank you for the sf::IpAddress::None. I did wonder if it was that, but apparently I used it incorrectly!
((!Var.None()). No wonder it didn't work. Haha.)

[Laurent]

Er... Hate to be a pain, but where is that...?

The sockets example is... under examples/sockets

EDIT: just in case https://github.com/SFML/SFML/tree/master/examples/sockets

[Valeour]

OOOOH.

Sorry, I fail badly at github related stuff. You should see my SFML2 update batch file. Cringe worthy.

Anyway, thank you very kindly Laurent. Excellent 'service' as ever!

[Laurent]

Sorry, I fail badly at github related stuff. You should see my SFML2 update batch file. Cringe worthy.

I hope that you're not doing something over-complicated here. All that is required to update SFML 2 is "git pull" and then "make" (or click on "compile" if you're inside an IDE).

And what scares me is that, based on what you write, you didn't seem to have the "examples" directory in your local working copy of SFML -- I can't imagine how this could happen

[Valeour]

Oh wow, my ignorance is shooting through the roof today.
If you can believe me, I'm not always like this.

Yes, I have an examples folder.
Whenever I tried git pull, I always got an error about local branch, can't quite remember.

Don't worry, my batch file is safe and what not, it just takes a stupidly long way round.

(Delete SFML folder, redownload new sfml, recompile, done.)

Edit:
Example worked, port bound and what not. Thank you very much!