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

HANDLE attribute	INSTANTIATING-PROCEDURE attribute	NAME attribute
NEXT-SIBLING attribute	PREV-SIBLING attribute	PRIVATE-DATA attribute
SENSITIVE attribute	TYPE attribute	–

Methods

DISABLE-CONNECTIONS( ) method	ENABLE-CONNECTIONS( ) method
SET-CONNECT-PROCEDURE( ) method	–

Events

CONNECT event

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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.