A channel represents a connection to a remote server. The BaseChannel is the abstract base class from which all channel classes are derived.

Instances of this class are created automatically by the system, and should not be created directly.(c) SAP AG 2003-2006. All rights reserved.

Constructs and initializes an BaseChannel object.

The unique channel identifier.

Gets the channel's domain.

Gets the error encountered during the last operation on this channel, if any.

Gets the channel's identifier.

Indicates whether the channel is currently online (connected to a remote server).

Gets the channel's communication protocol.

Gets the friendly display name for the channel's server.

Gets the channel's server address.

Gets the channel's server version.

Gets the connection start time.

Connects the channel to the server.

Returns <code>true</code> if the channel was successfully connected; otherwise, returns <code>false</code>

Disconnects the channel.

Returns <code>true</code> if the channel was successfully disconnected; otherwise, returns <code>false</code>

Executes a specified function in the specified service. The result XML is returned raw (See <q ref="core.env:BaseChannel!executeService">executeService</q>).

Service name.Name of the service function to execute.Array of function parameters.Indicates whether to return the result of the service execution.XML document containing the results, or null in case of errors. This will be returned in case that the returnResult parameter is true.

Executes a specified function in the specified service and returns the execution results. This method reconstructs the result into an object.

Service name.Name of the service function to execute.Array of function parameters.Callback function to invoke upon successfull completion of the service execution.Callback function to invoke when an error is encountered.XML document containing the results, or null in case of errors.

Checks whether the channel is already connected.

The test results.

Notifies about a change in the channel connection status.

The new channel connection status.

Returns a string representation of this channel.

The string representation of this channel.