The bigEndian attribute specifies whether to use the bigEndian format for integers.

The bufferLength attribute represents the size of the memory buffer VA Smalltalk should allocate for communication with the server. The default size is 1024 bytes.

The codePage attribute specifies the character code page used by the remote system. The default code page is the currently active code page for the local system.

The hostID attribute is the symbolic name of the remote function you want to access.

The hostType attribute is the class name of the type of host. Currently, only #AbtTCPInetHost is valid.

The port attribute is port number used by the server program you want to connect to.

The self attribute represents the part itself, and you cannot change the basic definition of a part. In general, the self attribute is a read-only attribute, and is used for passing a value or values to another part. It is not used for receiving any values.

For example, you can connect the self attribute of an Ordered Collection part to the items attribute of a List part. The Ordered Collection part does not change to a different type of part because of the connection. Instead, the Ordered Collection part populates the List part with the items that it contains.

You can use the self attribute in an attribute-to-attribute connection, as a parameter in an event-to-action connection, or wherever an attribute can be used.