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Additional Attribute

Table 6–3 lists an additional attribute of the CODEBASE-LOCATOR handle.

NOTE: This attribute is read-write.

Table 6–3: Additional Attribute of the CODEBASE-LOCATOR Handle

Name
Data Type

Description
SERVER
Handle
Handle to the AppServer WebClient should use to perform the next application-component download
Initialized to the unknown (?) value

At startup, WebClient initializes SERVER to the unknown (?) value.

The main purpose of this is to use the same AppServer connection for business logic as for downloading As Needed components. To do this, the application sets this once the AppServer connection is established.

If SERVER is not set by the application, then, after WebClient downloads the first As Needed component, WebClient sets SERVER to the value of the AppServer’s handle if all of the following are true:


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