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###### basic_stream::connect (8 of 10 overloads)

Establishes a connection by trying each endpoint in a sequence.

###### Synopsis

    template<
        class EndpointSequence,
        class ConnectCondition>
    Protocol::endpoint
    connect(
        EndpointSequence const& endpoints,
        ConnectCondition connect_condition,
        error_code& ec);

###### Description

This function attempts to connect the stream to one of a sequence of endpoints by trying each endpoint until a connection is successfully established. The underlying socket is automatically opened if needed. An automatically opened socket is not returned to the closed state upon failure. The algorithm, known as a composed operation, is implemented in terms of calls to the underlying socket's `connect` function.

###### Parameters

Name | Description
--- | ---
`endpoints` | A sequence of endpoints.

`connect_condition`

A function object that is called prior to each connection attempt. The signature of the function object must be:

    bool connect_condition(
        error_code const & ec,
        typename Protocol::endpoint const & next);

The `ec` parameter contains the result from the most recent connect operation. Before the first connection attempt, `ec` is always set to indicate success. The `next` parameter is the next endpoint to be tried. The function object should return true if the next endpoint should be tried, and false if it should be skipped.

`ec` | Set to indicate what error occurred, if any. If the sequence is empty, set to `net::error::not_found`. Otherwise, contains the error from the last connection attempt.

###### Return Value

On success, the successfully connected endpoint. Otherwise, a default-constructed endpoint.