.TH RpcWriter 3I "27 March 1991" "InterViews" "InterViews Reference Manual"
.SH NAME
RpcWriter \- write RPC requests to a server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <Dispatch/rpcwriter.h>
.SH DESCRIPTION
An RpcWriter (actually, an instance of a class derived from RpcWriter)
writes RPC requests to a server.  Derived classes should add member
functions that send RPC requests corresponding to the RPC service's
protocol.
.SH CONSTRUCTORS
.TP
.B "RpcWriter(const char* path, boolean fatal, boolean binary)"
.ns
.TP
.B "RpcWriter(const char* host, int port, boolean fatal, boolean binary)"
.ns
.TP
.B "RpcWriter(int fd, boolean fatal, boolean binary)"
.ns
.TP
.B "RpcWriter(rpcstream* server)"
Open a connection to an RPC service at its registered host name and
port number, or give the host name and port number needed to open a
connection to the RPC service, or give the number of an already open
file descriptor, or give the address of an already open rpcstream
(connection).  Negotiate the I/O format (binary or formatted) if
opening a connection.  Terminate the program if errors should be
fatal.
.SH SEE ALSO
RpcHdr(3I),
RpcRegistry(3I),
rpcstream(3I)