NamedPipe Methods

The methods defined in the NamedPipe class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
close	Closes a connection to a remote application
closeAsynch	Closes a connection to a remote application and returns immediately
getMaxMessageSize	Gets the maximum message size that can be sent or received at one time
listen	Offers a connection to a remote application and returns when established
listenAsynch	Offers a connection to a remote application and returns immediately
open	Attempts to open the client end of a named pipe connection
openAsynch	Attempts to open a connection to a named pipe and returns immediately
readBinary	Reads binary data from the connection and returns when the data has been read
readBinaryAsynch	Initiates a read of binary data from the connection and returns immediately
writeBinary	Writes binary data to the connection and returns when the operation is complete
writeBinaryAsynch	Initiates a write of binary data to the connection and returns immediately