To properly close a socket in C++, you need to follow these steps:

1. Use the close() function to close the socket. Pass the socket descriptor as the argument.

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   1close(sockfd);

2. Handle any necessary error checking after closing the socket.

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   1if (close(sockfd) == -1) {
   2  std::cout << "Error closing socket" << std::endl;
   3  return 1;
   4}

Closing a socket is important to free up system resources and maintain proper network communication. Failure to close a socket can lead to resource leaks and potentially impact the network performance.

Here's an example code that demonstrates how to properly close a socket in C++:

1#include <iostream>
2#include <sys/socket.h>
3
4int main() {
5  // Create a socket
6  int sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
7  if (sockfd == -1) {
8    std::cout << "Failed to create socket" << std::endl;
9    return 1;
10  }
11
12  // ... Set up server address and connect to server ...
13
14  // Close the socket
15  if (close(sockfd) == -1) {
16    std::cout << "Error closing socket" << std::endl;
17    return 1;
18  }
19
20  return 0;
21}

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#include <iostream>

#include <sys/socket.h>

​

int main() {

  // Create a socket

  int sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);

  if (sockfd == -1) {

    std::cout << "Failed to create socket" << std::endl;

    return 1;

  }

​

  // ... Set up server address and connect to server ...

​

  // Close the socket

  close(sockfd);

​

  return 0;

}