ltm rule command ILX call

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ILX::call
       Calls an ILX method.

SYNOPSIS
       ILX::call HANDLE
		       ((-timeout TIMEOUT)? ('--')?)?
		       METHOD (ARGS)*

DESCRIPTION
       Make a call to a method defined within the plugin extension referenced
       by the handle.  Provide the method with the arguments listed in ARGS,
       do not continue processing the iRule until a response is received.

RETURN VALUE
       The return value is the argument passed to response.reply() call on the
       extension side (eg. an array, a string, etc).

VALID DURING
       ANY_EVENT

EXAMPLES
	when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {
	    # Get a handle to the running extension instance to call into.
	    set RPC_HANDLE [ILX::init my_plugin my_extension]
	    # Make the call and store the response in $rpc_response
	    set rpc_response [ILX::call $RPC_HANDLE my_js_function arg1 arg2]
	}

HINTS
SEE ALSO
CHANGE LOG
       @BIGIP-12.0.0 --First introduced the command.



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