Socket object handle

A handle to a socket object. This object allows you to read or write data on a TCP/IP socket and to perform other TCP/IP socket actions.

Syntax

socket-handle [ :attribute | :method ]

socket-handle: A handle variable that references a socket object created by the CREATE SOCKET statement and that allows you to connect to, read from and write to a socket.
attribute: An attribute of the socket handle.
method: A method of the socket handle.

Attributes

BYTES-READ attribute	BYTES-WRITTEN attribute	HANDLE attribute
INSTANTIATING-PROCEDURE attribute	LOCAL-HOST attribute	LOCAL-PORT attribute
NAME attribute	NEXT-SIBLING attribute	PREV-SIBLING attribute
PRIVATE-DATA attribute	REMOTE-HOST attribute	REMOTE-PORT attribute
SENSITIVE attribute	SSL-SERVER-NAME attribute	TYPE attribute

Methods

CONNECT( ) method (Socket object)	CONNECTED( ) method
DISCONNECT( ) method (Handle)	GET-BYTES-AVAILABLE( ) method
GET-SOCKET-OPTION( ) method	READ( ) method (Socket)
SET-READ-RESPONSE-PROCEDURE( ) method	SET-SOCKET-OPTION( ) method
WRITE( ) method (Socket)	–

Events

READ-RESPONSE event

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Note

The server socket object is used to enable 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.