# tibemsConnectionFactory_SetMulticastEnabled

Function

Warning: Along with the multicast feature, this function was deprecated in software release 8.3.0 and will no longer be supported in future releases.

## Purpose

Set whether message consumers subscribed to multicast-enabled topics will receive messages over multicast.

## C Declaration

    tibems_status tibemsConnectionFactory_SetMulticastEnabled(
        tibemsConnectionFactory factory,
        tibems_bool multicastEnabled);

## Parameters

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
factory | Enable or disable multicast capabilities for connections created by this factory
multicastEnabled | When true, multicast is enabled. When false, multicast is disabled.

## Remarks

When enabled, message consumers using a connection created by this factory, and which are subscribed to a multicast-enabled topic will receive messages over multicast. The default is enabled.

This call is not supported in COBOL, and is not supported on z/OS and IBM i systems.

## See Also

`tibemsConnectionFactory_SetMulticastDaemon`

`tibems_SetMulticastEnabled`

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