Overview | The type_def operation returns a pointer to an IDLType that is representative of the type of the attribute defined by the AttributeDef. |
Original interface | CORBA module: AttributeDef Interface |
Exceptions | CORBA::SystemException |
Intended Usage
The type_def attribute within an AttributeDef references an IDLType that identifies the type of attribute. Both read and write type_def operations are supported, the parameters of which are identified below.
Syntax
attribute IDLType type_def;
Read operations
The returned CORBA::IDLType * is a pointer to a copy of the information referenced by the type_def attribute. The object and the associated memory are owned by the caller and can be released by invoking CORBA::release.
Write operations
The type_def input parameter identifies the new setting for the type_def attribute.
Example
// C++ // assume that 'this_attribute' and 'pk_long_def' // have already been initialized CORBA::AttributeDef * this_attribute; CORBA::PrimitiveDef * pk_long_def; // set the type_def attribute of the AttributeDef // to represent a CORBA::Long this_attribute-> type_def (pk_long_def); // retrieve the type_def attribute from the AttributeDef CORBA::IDLType * attributes_type_def; attributes_type_def = this_attribute-> type_def();