should you use select with udp sockets?

i am wondering does it matter if i dont use select with udp and is it only a tcp thing?

Try researching non-blocking sockets instead of select.

Originally Posted by Anddos

i am wondering does it matter if i dont use select with udp and is it only a tcp thing?

select() is not just a tcp thing. When you call recvfrom() on a socket, if there is no data to be read, then it will block. Calling select() allows you to check if there is any data to be read off the socket.

ok thanks