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    <title>CosPropertyService_PropertiesIterator</title>
    <prepared></prepared>
    <docno></docno>
    <checked></checked>
    <date>2000-07-25</date>
    <rev>1.0</rev>
  </header>
  <module>CosPropertyService_PropertiesIterator</module>
  <modulesummary>This module implements the OMG CosPropertyService::PropertiesIterator interface.</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>To get access to the record definitions for the structures use:      <br></br>
<c>-include_lib("cosProperty/include/CosPropertyService.hrl").</c></p>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>reset(Iterator) -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Reset the position to the first property</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Iterator = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation resets the position to the first property. </p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>next_one(Iterator) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Return true if a Property exists at the current position  and the out parameter is a valid Property. Otherwise false and a non-valid property</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Iterator = #objref</v>
        <v>Reply = {boolean(), #'CosPropertyService_Property'{property_name = Name, property_value = Value}}</v>
        <v>Name = string()</v>
        <v>Value = #any</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation returns true . If false is returned the out 
          parameter is a non-valid Property.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>next_n(Iterator, HowMany) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Return true if the requested number of properties can be delivered and there are additional properties. Otherwise false is returned and a sequence of max <c>HowMany</c>properties</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Iterator = #objref</v>
        <v>HowMany = long()</v>
        <v>Reply = {boolean(), Properties}</v>
        <v>Properties = [#'CosPropertyService_Property'{property_name = Name, property_value = Value}]</v>
        <v>Name = string()</v>
        <v>Value = #any</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation returns true if the requested number of properties can be
          delivered and there are additional properties. If false is returned and a 
          sequence of max <c>HowMany</c> properties will be returned and no more 
          properties can be delivered. </p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>destroy(Iterator) -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Terminate the target object</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Iterator = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation will terminate the Iterator and all subsequent calls
          will fail. </p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
  
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