RPC Language

The Remote Procedure Call Language (RPCL) is identical to the eXternal Data Representation (XDR) language, except for the added program definition.

RPC Language Descriptions
The Remote Procedure Call Language (RPCL) is identical to the eXternal Data Representation (XDR) language, except for the added program definition.
Definitions
This section explains the definitions in the RPCL file.
Structures
The C language structures are usually located in header files in either the /usr/include or /usr/include/sys directory, but they can be located in any directory in the file system.
Unions
XDR unions are discriminated unions and look different from C unions. XDR unions are more analogous to Pascal variant records than to C unions.
Enumerations
This section explains the XDR enumerations.
Type Definitions
This section explains the XDR type definitions (typedefs).
Constants
This section explains the XDR constant.
Programs
This section explains the RPC programs.
Declarations
XDR includes four types of declarations: simple declarations, fixed-length array declarations, variable-length array declarations, and pointer declarations.
RPCL Syntax Requirements for Program Definition
This section explains the RPCL syntax requirements for program definition.
Exceptions to the RPCL Rules
Exceptions to the RPC language rules include Booleans, strings, opaque data, and voids.

Parent topic: Remote Procedure Call