1any(3)                     Erlang Module Definition                     any(3)
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NAME

6       any - the corba any type
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DESCRIPTION

9       This module contains functions that gives an interface to the CORBA any
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12       Note that the any interface in orber does not contain a  destroy  func‐
13       tion because the any type is represented as an Erlang record and there‐
14       for will be removed by the garbage collector when not in use.
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16       The type TC used below describes an IDL type and is a  tuple  according
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19       The type Any used below is defined as:
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21       -record(any, {typecode, value}).
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23       where  typecode  is  a TC tuple and value is an Erlang term of the type
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EXPORTS

27       create() -> Result
28       create(Typecode, Value) -> Result
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30              Types:
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32                 Typecode = TC
33                 Value = term()
34                 Result = Any
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36              The create/0 function creates an empty any record and  the  cre‐
37              ate/2 function creates an initialized record.
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39       set_typecode(A, Typecode) -> Result
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43                 A = Any
44                 Typecode = TC
45                 Result = Any
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47              This  function  sets  the  typecode  of  A and returns a new any
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50       get_typecode(A) -> Result
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52              Types:
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54                 A = Any
55                 Result = TC
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57              This function returns the typecode of A.
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59       set_value(A, Value) -> Result
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61              Types:
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63                 A = Any
64                 Value = term()
65                 Result = Any
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67              This function sets the value of A and returns a new any record.
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69       get_value(A) -> Result
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71              Types:
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73                 A = Any
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76              This function returns the value of A.
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80Ericsson AB                       orber 4.5.2                           any(3)