s="parameter" id="shutdown-param-direction"><span class="type-annotation"><a href="dart-io/SocketDirection-class.html">SocketDirection</a></span> <span class="parameter-name">direction</span></span>)
      
    </section>
    <section class="desc markdown">
      <p>Shutdown the socket in the <code>direction</code>. Calling <a href="dart-io/RawSocket/shutdown.html">shutdown</a> will never
throw an exception and calling it several times is supported. Calling
shutdown with either <a href="dart-io/SocketDirect