= zmq_bind(3)


== NAME
zmq_bind - accept incoming connections on a socket


== SYNOPSIS
*int zmq_bind (void '*socket', const char '*endpoint');*


== DESCRIPTION
The _zmq_bind()_ function binds the 'socket' to a local 'endpoint' and then
accepts incoming connections on that endpoint.

The 'endpoint' is a string consisting of a 'transport'`://` followed by an
'address'. The 'transport' specifies the underlying protocol to use. The
'address' specifies the transport-specific address to bind to.

0MQ provides the the following transports:

'tcp':: unicast transport using TCP, see xref:zmq_tcp.adoc[zmq_tcp]
'ipc':: local inter-process communication transport, see xref:zmq_ipc.adoc[zmq_ipc]
'inproc':: local in-process (inter-thread) communication transport, see xref:zmq_inproc.adoc[zmq_inproc]
'pgm', 'epgm':: reliable multicast transport using PGM, see xref:zmq_pgm.adoc[zmq_pgm]
'vmci':: virtual machine communications interface (VMCI), see xref:zmq_vmci.adoc[zmq_vmci]
'udp':: unreliable unicast and multicast using UDP, see xref:zmq_udp.adoc[zmq_udp]

Every 0MQ socket type except 'ZMQ_PAIR' and 'ZMQ_CHANNEL' supports one-to-many and many-to-one
semantics. The precise semantics depend on the socket type and are defined in
xref:zmq_socket.adoc[zmq_socket]

The 'ipc', 'tcp', 'vmci' and 'udp' transports accept wildcard addresses: see
xref:zmq_ipc.adoc[zmq_ipc], xref:zmq_tcp.adoc[zmq_tcp], xref:zmq_vmci.adoc[zmq_vmci] and
xref:zmq_udp.adoc[zmq_udp] for details.

NOTE: the address syntax may be different for _zmq_bind()_ and _zmq_connect()_
especially for the 'tcp', 'pgm' and 'epgm' transports.

NOTE: following a _zmq_bind()_, the socket enters a 'mute' state unless or
until at least one incoming or outgoing connection is made, at which point
the socket enters a 'ready' state. In the mute state, the socket blocks or
drops messages according to the socket type, as defined in xref:zmq_socket.adoc[zmq_socket]
By contrast, following a libzmq:zmq_connect, the socket enters the 'ready' state.


== RETURN VALUE
The _zmq_bind()_ function returns zero if successful. Otherwise it returns
`-1` and sets 'errno' to one of the values defined below.


== ERRORS
*EINVAL*::
The endpoint supplied is invalid.
*EPROTONOSUPPORT*::
The requested 'transport' protocol is not supported.
*ENOCOMPATPROTO*::
The requested 'transport' protocol is not compatible with the socket type.
*EADDRINUSE*::
The requested 'address' is already in use.
*EADDRNOTAVAIL*::
The requested 'address' was not local.
*ENODEV*::
The requested 'address' specifies a nonexistent interface.
*ETERM*::
The 0MQ 'context' associated with the specified 'socket' was terminated.
*ENOTSOCK*::
The provided 'socket' was invalid.
*EMTHREAD*::
No I/O thread is available to accomplish the task.


== EXAMPLE
.Binding a publisher socket to an in-process and a TCP transport
----
/* Create a ZMQ_PUB socket */
void *socket = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_PUB);
assert (socket);
/* Bind it to a in-process transport with the address 'my_publisher' */
int rc = zmq_bind (socket, "inproc://my_publisher");
assert (rc == 0);
/* Bind it to a TCP transport on port 5555 of the 'eth0' interface */
rc = zmq_bind (socket, "tcp://eth0:5555");
assert (rc == 0);
----


== SEE ALSO
* xref:zmq_connect.adoc[zmq_connect]
* xref:zmq_socket.adoc[zmq_socket]
* xref:zmq.adoc[zmq]


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