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 –

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 Programming Interfaces.