TcpIpConnection Methods

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

Method	Description
close	Closes a connection to a remote application and returns when the connection is closed
closeAsynch	Closes a connection to a remote application and returns immediately
getMaxMessageSize	Returns the maximum message size that can be sent or received at one time
listen	Waits for a remote application to connect to its port and returns when the connection is established
listenAsynch	Waits for a remote application to connect to its port and returns immediately
listenContinuous	Waits for a remote application to connect to its port and returns the new connection on a new instance of the TcpIpConnection class while the original instance is still available for listening on subsequent calls
listenContinuousAsynch	Waits for remote applications to connect to its port and returns immediately
open	Establishes a connection to a remote application and returns when the connection is established
openAsynch	Establishes a connection to a remote application and returns immediately
readBinary	Reads binary data from the connection and returns when the specified number of bytes has been read or when a block of data is received
readBinaryAsynch	Reads binary data from the connection and returns immediately
readUntil	Reads data from the connection and returns when the specified delimiter is found in the data stream
readUntilAsynch	Reads data from the connection until the specified delimiter is found in the data stream and returns immediately
writeBinary	Writes binary data to the connection and returns when the operation is complete
writeBinaryAsynch	Writes binary data to the connection and returns immediately