The Component Enabler component classes are described in detail in the Component

Enabler Class Reference and, in summary form, in the Component Enabler Class Reference Summary. To access the Component Enabler Class Reference, expand the classref.exe file that is in the directory where you installed the Component Enabler client. The default directory is C:\NGEN_CE.

There are two main Component Enabler Component API classes that form the basic building blocks for all Component Enabler applications. They are:

The Component Enabler programming interface is object-based. Clients build up transaction requests by creating an IspecModel object and set its field values by calling its setfield methods. The transaction is sent to the application by passing the completed IspecModel object to the LINCEnvironment object. Transaction responses return to the client as new or refreshed IspecModel objects.

The definition of the Component Enabler API includes both the objects and the methods they export. In some cases, duplicate methods exist for the same task, to provide support for both simple access using scripting, and full API support for application programs.

IspecModel and LINCEnvironment are discussed in more detail in this section. Other Component Enabler Component API classes discussed in this section are as follow: