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ABL Reference
Handle Reference : Server socket object handle
 

Server socket object handle

A handle to a server socket object. This object allows you to listen for and accept TCP/IP socket connections on a given port.
Note: Does not apply to SpeedScript programming.

Syntax

server-socket-handle [ :attribute | :method ]
server-socket-handle
A handle variable that references a server socket object created by the CREATE SERVER-SOCKET statement that, in turn, allows you to listen for and accept multiple connections on a given port.
attribute
An attribute of the server socket handle.
method
A method of the server socket handle.

Attributes

Methods

Events

Note

The server socket object is used to enable the AVM to listen to and accept new connections from socket clients; it is via the socket object that clients and servers communicate. For more information on using sockets, see OpenEdge Development: Programming Interfaces.