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= ranch:get_port(3)

== Name

ranch:get_port - Get the listening port

== Description

[source,erlang]
----
get_port(Ref :: ranch:ref())
    -> Port :: inet:port_number()
----

Get the listening port.

This function is particularly useful to retrieve the
listening port number when it was not provided in the
options and was chosen randomly instead.

== Arguments

Ref::

The listener name.

== Return value

The listening port is returned.

== Examples

.Get the listening port
[source,erlang]
----
Port = ranch:get_port(example).
----

== See also

link:man:ranch:start_listener(3)[ranch:start_listener(3)],
link:man:ranch:get_addr(3)[ranch:get_addr(3)],
link:man:ranch:info(3)[ranch:info(3)],
link:man:ranch(3)[ranch(3)]