User-defined output node life cycle

For information on the life cycle of a user-defined output node, you should read the corresponding topics for user-defined message processing nodes.

The information in these topics applies to both output nodes and message processing nodes. Both of these node types can be considered together, because although a message processing node is typically used to process a message, and an output node is used to provide an output in the form of a bit stream, you can use either type of node to perform either of these functions.

Related concepts
Message flows overview
C user-defined message processing nodes life cycle
Java user-defined message processing nodes life cycle
Related tasks
Creating a message processing or output node in C
Creating a message processing or output node in Java
Related reference
Output node
User-defined extensions