[Enterprise Extensions only]

NamedValue::flags

Overview Returns a bitmask that identifies the argument passing mode.
Original class CORBA::NamedValue


Intended Usage

The flags method is used by a client program when querying a NamedValue representing a parameter of a DII request. The flags method returns a bitmask that identifies the argument passing mode.

IDL Syntax

  CORBA::Flags flags() const;

Input parameters

None.

Return values

CORBA::Flags
The argument passing mode. If the flags method is called on a NamedValue which does not represent a request parameter, an empty bitmask is returned. The following flag values are defined:
CORBA::ARG_IN
The associated value is an input only argument.
CORBA::ARG_OUT
The associated value is an output only argument.
CORBA::ARG_INOUT
The associated value is an in/out argument.