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<title>corba_object</title>
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<date>1997-11-10</date>
<rev>A</rev>
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<module>corba_object</module>
<modulesummary>The CORBA Object interface functions</modulesummary>
<description>
<p>This module contains the CORBA Object interface functions that can be
called for all objects.</p>
</description>
<funcs>
<func>
<name>get_interface(Object) -> InterfaceDef</name>
<fsummary>Fetch the interface description</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Object = #objref</v>
<v>InterfaceDef = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function returns the full interface description for an object.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>is_nil(Object) -> boolean()</name>
<fsummary>Return true, if the given object is a NIL object reference, otherwise false</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Object = #objref</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function checks if the object reference has a nil object value,
which denotes no object. It is the reference that is tested and no
object implementation is involved in the test. </p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>is_a(Object, Logical_type_id) -> Return</name>
<name>is_a(Object, Logical_type_id, Contexts) -> Return</name>
<fsummary>Return true if the target object is an, or inherit from, object of the given type</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Object = #objref</v>
<v>Logical_type_id = string()</v>
<v>Contexts = [Context]</v>
<v>Context = #'IOP_ServiceContext'{context_id = CtxId, context_data = CtxData}</v>
<v>CtxId = ?ORBER_GENERIC_CTX_ID</v>
<v>CtxData = {interface, Interface} | {userspecific, term()} | {configuration, Options}</v>
<v>Interface = string()</v>
<v>Options = [{Key, Value}]</v>
<v>Key = ssl_client_options</v>
<v>Value = allowed value associated with the given key</v>
<v>Return = boolean() | {'EXCEPTION', E}</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>The <em>Logical_type_id</em> is a string that is a share type
identifier (repository id). The function returns true if the object
is an instance of that type or an ancestor of the "most derived"
type of that object.</p>
<p>The <em>configuration</em> context is used to override the global
SSL client side
<seealso marker="ch_install#config">configuration</seealso>.</p>
<p>Note: Other ORB suppliers may not support this function completely
according to the OMG specification. Thus, a <em>is_a</em> call may
raise an exception or respond unpredictable if the Object is
located on a remote node.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>is_remote(Object) -> boolean()</name>
<fsummary>Determine whether or not an object reference is remote</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Object = #objref</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function returns true if an object reference is remote
otherwise false. </p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>non_existent(Object) -> Return</name>
<name>non_existent(Object, Contexts) -> Return</name>
<fsummary>Return false if the target object do not exist, otherwise true</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Object = #objref</v>
<v>Contexts = [Context]</v>
<v>Context = #'IOP_ServiceContext'{context_id = CtxId, context_data = CtxData}</v>
<v>CtxId = ?ORBER_GENERIC_CTX_ID</v>
<v>CtxData = {interface, Interface} | {userspecific, term()} | {configuration, Options}</v>
<v>Interface = string()</v>
<v>Options = [{Key, Value}]</v>
<v>Key = ssl_client_options</v>
<v>Value = allowed value associated with the given key</v>
<v>Return = boolean() | {'EXCEPTION', E}</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function can be used to test if the object has been destroyed.
It does this without invoking any application level code. The ORB
returns true if it knows that the object is destroyed otherwise
false.</p>
<p>The <em>configuration</em> context is used to override the global
SSL client side
<seealso marker="ch_install#config">configuration</seealso>.</p>
<p>Note: The OMG have specified two different operators, <c>_not_existent</c> (CORBA version 2.0 and 2.2) and
<c>_non_existent</c> (CORBA version 2.3), to be used for this function. It is not mandatory to support
both versions. Thus, a <em>non_existent</em> call may raise an exception or respond unpredictable
if the Object is located on a remote node. Depending on which version, ORB:s you intend to
communicate with supports, you can either use this function or <c>not_existent/1</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>not_existent(Object) -> Return</name>
<name>not_existent(Object, Contexts) -> Return</name>
<fsummary>Return false if the target object do not exist, otherwise true</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Object = #objref</v>
<v>Contexts = [Context]</v>
<v>Context = #'IOP_ServiceContext'{context_id = CtxId, context_data = CtxData}</v>
<v>CtxId = ?ORBER_GENERIC_CTX_ID</v>
<v>CtxData = {interface, Interface} | {userspecific, term()} | {configuration, Options}</v>
<v>Interface = string()</v>
<v>Options = [{Key, Value}]</v>
<v>Key = ssl_client_options</v>
<v>Value = allowed value associated with the given key</v>
<v>Return = boolean() | {'EXCEPTION', E}</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function is implemented due to Interoperable purposes. Behaves as
<c>non_existent</c> except the operator <c>_not_existent</c> is used when
communicating with other ORB:s.</p>
<p>The <em>configuration</em> context is used to override the global
SSL client side
<seealso marker="ch_install#config">configuration</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>is_equivalent(Object, OtherObject) -> boolean()</name>
<fsummary>Return true if the target object and the supplied object easily can be determined to be equal, otherwise false</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Object = #objref</v>
<v>OtherObject = #objref</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function is used to determine if two object references are
equivalent so far the ORB easily can determine. It returns
<em>true</em> if the target object reference is equal to the
other object reference and <em>false</em> otherwise.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>hash(Object, Maximum) -> int()</name>
<fsummary>Return a hash value based on the target object</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Object = #objref</v>
<v>Maximum = int()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function returns a hash value based on the object reference
that not will change during the lifetime of the object.
The <em>Maximum</em> parameter denotes the upper bound of the value.</p>
</desc>
</func>
</funcs>
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