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

6       orber_tc - Help functions for IDL typecodes
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DESCRIPTION

9       This  module contains some functions that gives support in creating IDL
10       typecodes that can be used in for example the any types typecode field.
11       For  the  simple  types it is meaningless to use this API but the func‐
12       tions exist to get the interface complete.
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14       The type TC used below describes an IDL type and is a  tuple  according
15       to the to the Erlang language mapping.
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EXPORTS

18       null() -> TC
19       void() -> TC
20       short() -> TC
21       unsigned_short() -> TC
22       long() -> TC
23       unsigned_long() -> TC
24       long_long() -> TC
25       unsigned_long_long() -> TC
26       wchar() -> TC
27       float() -> TC
28       double() -> TC
29       boolean() -> TC
30       char() -> TC
31       octet() -> TC
32       any() -> TC
33       typecode() -> TC
34       principal() -> TC
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36              These functions return the IDL typecodes for simple types.
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38       object_reference(Id, Name) -> TC
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42                 Id = string()
43                   the repository ID
44                 Name = string()
45                   the type name of the object
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47              Function returns the IDL typecode for object_reference.
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49       struct(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC
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51              Types:
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53                 Id = string()
54                   the repository ID
55                 Name = string()
56                   the type name of the struct
57                 ElementList = [{MemberName, TC}]
58                   a list of the struct elements
59                 MemberName = string()
60                   the element name
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62              Function returns the IDL typecode for struct.
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64       union(Id, Name, DiscrTC, Default, ElementList) -> TC
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68                 Id = string()
69                   the repository ID
70                 Name = string()
71                   the type name of the union
72                 DiscrTC = TC
73                   the typecode for the unions discriminant
74                 Default = integer()
75                   a value that indicates which tuple in the element list that
76                   is default (value < 0 means no default)
77                 ElementList = [{Label, MemberName, TC}]
78                   a list of the union elements
79                 Label = term()
80                   the label value should be of the DiscrTCtype
81                 MemberName = string()
82                   the element name
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84              Function returns the IDL typecode for union.
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86       enum(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC
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88              Types:
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90                 Id = string()
91                   the repository ID
92                 Name = string()
93                   the type name of the enum
94                 ElementList = [MemberName]
95                   a list of the enums elements
96                 MemberName = string()
97                   the element name
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99              Function returns the IDL typecode for enum.
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101       string(Length) -> TC
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105                 Length = integer()
106                   the length of the string (0 means unbounded)
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108              Function returns the IDL typecode for string.
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110       wstring(Length) -> TC
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112              Types:
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114                 Length = integer()
115                   the length of the wstring (0 means unbounded)
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117              Function returns the IDL typecode for wstring.
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119       fixed(Digits, Scale) -> TC
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121              Types:
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123                 Digits = Scale = integer()
124                   the digits and scale parameters of a Fixed type
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126              Function returns the IDL typecode for fixed.
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128       sequence(ElemTC, Length) -> TC
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130              Types:
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132                 ElemTC = TC
133                   the typecode for the sequence elements
134                 Length = integer()
135                   the length of the sequence (0 means unbounded)
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137              Function returns the IDL typecode for sequence.
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139       array(ElemTC, Length) -> TC
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141              Types:
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143                 ElemTC = TC
144                   the typecode for the array elements
145                 Length = integer()
146                   the length of the array
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148              Function returns the IDL typecode for array.
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150       alias(Id, Name, AliasTC) -> TC
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152              Types:
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154                 Id = string()
155                   the repository ID
156                 Name = string()
157                   the type name of the alias
158                 AliasTC = TC
159                   the typecode for the type which the alias refer to
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161              Function returns the IDL typecode for alias.
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163       exception(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC
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167                 Id = string()
168                   the repository ID
169                 Name = string()
170                   the type name of the exception
171                 ElementList = [{MemberName, TC}]
172                   a list of the exception elements
173                 MemberName = string()
174                   the element name
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176              Function returns the IDL typecode for exception.
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178       get_tc(Object) -> TC
179       get_tc(Id) -> TC
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181              Types:
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183                 Object = record()
184                   an IDL specified struct, union or exception
185                 Id = string()
186                   the repository ID
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188              If the get_tc/1 gets a record that is and IDL specified  struct,
189              union or exception as a parameter it returns the typecode.
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191              If the parameter is a repository ID it uses the Interface Repos‐
192              itory to get the typecode.
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194       check_tc(TC) -> boolean()
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196              Function checks the syntax of an IDL typecode.
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