LinkObject

LinkObject["name", n] is an object that represents an active MathLink connection for functions such as LinkRead and LinkWrite.

LinkConnect, LinkCreate, LinkLaunch and Install all return LinkObject objects.

The integer n is a serial number used to distinguish links with the same name.

name is typically the name of an external program, or an internet TCP specification of the form port@host.

See Section 2.13.2 and Section 2.13.9.

See also: Links, LinkReadyQ, InputStream.

New in Version 3.

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