# SocketAdapter::Ref

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# Ref

```cpp
#include <icy/net/socketadapter.h>

struct Ref
```

[Defined in src/net/include/icy/net/socketadapter.h:138](https://github.com/auscaster/icey/blob/main/src/net/include/icy/net/socketadapter.h#L138)

Reference-counted handle to a [SocketAdapter](https://auscaster.com/icey/docs/api-reference/icy-net-SocketAdapter.md#socketadapter).

## Public Attributes

| Return | Name | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| [`SocketAdapter`](https://auscaster.com/icey/docs/api-reference/icy-net-SocketAdapter.md#socketadapter) * | [`ptr`](#ptr-10)  |  |
| `bool` | [`alive`](#alive)  |  |

---

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### ptr

```cpp
SocketAdapter * ptr
```

Type: [`SocketAdapter`](https://auscaster.com/icey/docs/api-reference/icy-net-SocketAdapter.md#socketadapter) *

[Defined in src/net/include/icy/net/socketadapter.h:140](https://github.com/auscaster/icey/blob/main/src/net/include/icy/net/socketadapter.h#L140)

---

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### alive

```cpp
bool alive
```

[Defined in src/net/include/icy/net/socketadapter.h:141](https://github.com/auscaster/icey/blob/main/src/net/include/icy/net/socketadapter.h#L141)