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Communicating with Components

Introduction

The components in your applications must have a mechanism through which they can communicate with each other. For example, if a frame contains a list box along with another object whose contents are updated based on an item that is selected from the list box, the list box must communicate to the other object that an item was selected and which item was selected.

The SAS Component Object Model (SCOM) provides component communication capabilities that are greatly enhanced and simplified when compared with previous versions of SAS/AF software. SCOM makes it possible for components in your application to communicate with each other without your needing to add any programming code.

As an applications developer, you can take advantage of SCOM with

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