| Extracted from Pike v7.8 release 866 at 2018-07-18.

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Protocols.DNS_SD.Service

# Method Protocols.DNS_SD.Service()->create()

Method create

  `void Protocols.DNS_SD.Service(string name, string service, string domain, int port, void|string|array(string) txt)`

Description

  Registers a service on the local network.

Parameter `name`

  User-presentable name of the service.

Parameter `service`

  Type of service on the form `_type._protocol`. Type is an identifier related to the service type. A list of registered service types can be found at http://http://www.dns-sd.org/ServiceTypes.html/. Protocol is normally `tcp` but `udp` is also a valid choice. For example, a web server would get a service of `_http._tcp`.

Parameter `domain`

  Domain name. Normally an empty string which the DNS-SD library will translate into `local.`.

Parameter `port`

  Port number for the service (e.g. 80 for a web site).

Parameter `txt`

  An optional TXT record with service-specific information. It can be given as a plain string or an array of property assignment strings. The TXT record can be changed later by calling update_txt in the object returned when you register the service.

Example

      object svc = Protocols.DNS_SD.Service(
                       "Company Intranet Forum",  //  name
                       "_http._tcp",              //  service type
                       "",                        //  domain (default)
                       80,                        //  port
                       ({ "path=/forum/" })       //  TXT record
                     );