WSAEventSelect
E726427
WSAEventSelect is a Winsock2 API function that associates network events on a socket with a specified event object to enable event-driven network I/O on Windows.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WSAEventSelect canonical | 4 |
| WSAStartup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8288414 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WSAEventSelect Context triple: [Ws2_32, exportsFunction, WSAEventSelect]
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A.
WSAAsyncSelect
WSAAsyncSelect is a Winsock API function that enables asynchronous network event notification for a socket by posting messages to a specified Windows message queue.
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B.
WSAWaitForMultipleEvents
WSAWaitForMultipleEvents is a Winsock 2 API function that waits for one or more network event objects to become signaled, enabling efficient event-driven socket I/O on Windows.
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C.
Windows Sockets 2 library
The Windows Sockets 2 library is a core Microsoft Windows API component that provides standardized network communication functions for TCP/IP and other protocols used by Windows applications.
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D.
Winsock 1.1 API
Winsock 1.1 API is an early Windows networking interface that provides standardized socket-based communication capabilities for TCP/IP and other network protocols.
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E.
WSARecvFrom
WSARecvFrom is a Winsock API function on Windows that receives data from a socket and retrieves the source address of the incoming datagram.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WSAEventSelect Target entity description: WSAEventSelect is a Winsock2 API function that associates network events on a socket with a specified event object to enable event-driven network I/O on Windows.
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A.
WSAAsyncSelect
WSAAsyncSelect is a Winsock API function that enables asynchronous network event notification for a socket by posting messages to a specified Windows message queue.
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B.
WSAWaitForMultipleEvents
WSAWaitForMultipleEvents is a Winsock 2 API function that waits for one or more network event objects to become signaled, enabling efficient event-driven socket I/O on Windows.
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C.
Windows Sockets 2 library
The Windows Sockets 2 library is a core Microsoft Windows API component that provides standardized network communication functions for TCP/IP and other protocols used by Windows applications.
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D.
Winsock 1.1 API
Winsock 1.1 API is an early Windows networking interface that provides standardized socket-based communication capabilities for TCP/IP and other network protocols.
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E.
WSARecvFrom
WSARecvFrom is a Winsock API function on Windows that receives data from a socket and retrieves the source address of the incoming datagram.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows Sockets API function
ⓘ
Winsock2 function ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | WSAAsyncSelect ⓘ |
| appliesTo | socket ⓘ |
| canReport |
FD_ACCEPT
ⓘ
FD_ADDRESS_LIST_CHANGE ⓘ FD_CLOSE ⓘ FD_CONNECT ⓘ FD_GROUP_QOS ⓘ FD_OOB ⓘ FD_QOS ⓘ FD_READ ⓘ FD_ROUTING_INTERFACE_CHANGE ⓘ FD_WRITE ⓘ |
| category | asynchronous I/O ⓘ |
| changesStateOf | socket to nonblocking mode ⓘ |
| definedIn |
Winsock2.h
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Sockets 2 library
|
| errorReporting | WSAGetLastError ⓘ |
| exportedBy | Ws2_32.dll ⓘ |
| failureCondition |
WSAEINPROGRESS if a blocking Winsock call is in progress
ⓘ
WSAEINVAL for invalid parameters ⓘ WSAENETDOWN if network subsystem failed ⓘ WSAENOBUFS if no buffer space is available ⓘ WSAENOTSOCK if descriptor is not a socket ⓘ WSAENOTSUP if operation not supported ⓘ WSANOTINITIALISED if WSAStartup not called ⓘ |
| headerFile | <winsock2.h> ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Winsock 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Sockets 2 library
|
| libraryLink | Ws2_32.lib ⓘ |
| notificationMechanism | event object signaled on network events ⓘ |
| parameter |
SOCKET s
ⓘ
WSAEVENT hEventObject ⓘ long lNetworkEvents ⓘ |
| partOf |
Winsock2
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Sockets 2 library
|
| requires |
a valid SOCKET handle
ⓘ
a valid WSAEVENT handle ⓘ |
| returns | int ⓘ |
| returnValue |
0 on success
ⓘ
SOCKET_ERROR on failure ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| sideEffect |
overwrites previous event mask for the socket
ⓘ
replaces any previous event object associated with the socket ⓘ |
| supports | event-driven network I/O ⓘ |
| threadingModel | can be used in multithreaded applications ⓘ |
| usedFor |
associating network events with an event object
ⓘ
asynchronous socket notification ⓘ |
| usedWith |
WSAEnumNetworkEvents
ⓘ
WSAWaitForMultipleEvents ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WSAEventSelect Description of subject: WSAEventSelect is a Winsock2 API function that associates network events on a socket with a specified event object to enable event-driven network I/O on Windows.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Windows Sockets 2 library
linked to: WSAEventSelect
subject linked to:
Windows Sockets 2 library