SetLinger Article - TCP Client

client.go

package main

import (
        "log"
        "net"
)

func main() {
        // Open a TCP Session to Server
        c, err := net.Dial("tcp", "localhost:9000")
        if err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("Unable to open TCP Connection: %s", err)
        }
        defer c.Close()

        // Write at least some data
        log.Printf("TCP Session Open")
        b := []byte("Hello, is there anybody out there?")
        _, err = c.Write(b)
        if err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("Error from TCP Session: %s", err)
        }

        // Read any responses until we get an error
        for {
                d := make([]byte, 120)
                _, err := c.Read(d)
                if err != nil {
                        log.Fatalf("Error from TCP Session: %s", err)
                }
        }
}