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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">

<erlref>
  <header>
    <copyright>
      <year>2000</year>
      <year>2013</year>
      <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
    </copyright>
    <legalnotice>
  The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
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  Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
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  The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB.
    </legalnotice>

    <title>CosNotifyFilter_FilterAdmin</title>
    <prepared>Niclas Eklund</prepared>
    <responsible>Niclas Eklund</responsible>
    <docno></docno>
    <approved>Niclas Eklund</approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date>2000-02-01</date>
    <rev>1.0</rev>
  </header>
  <module>CosNotifyFilter_FilterAdmin</module>
  <modulesummary>This module implements the OMG CosNotifyFilter::FilterAdmin interface.</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>To get access to the record definitions for the structures use:      <br></br>
<c>-include_lib("cosNotification/include/*.hrl").</c></p>
    <p>All objects, which inherit this interface, export functions described in this module.</p>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>add_filter(Object, Filter) -> FilterID</name>
      <fsummary>Add a new filter to the target object</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Object = #objref</v>
        <v>Filter = #objref</v>
        <v>FilterID = long()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>This operation connects a new <c>Filter</c> to the target object. This <c>Filter</c> will, together
          with other associated <c>Filters</c>, be used to select events to forward. A unique Id is
          returned and should be used if we no longer want to consult the given <c>Filter</c>.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>remove_filter(Object, FilterID) -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Remove a filter associated with the target object</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Object = #objref</v>
        <v>FilterID = long()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>If a certain <c>Filter</c> no longer should be associated with the target object
          this operation must be used. Events will no longer be tested against the <c>Filter</c>
          associated with the given Id.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>get_filter(Object, FilterID) -> Reply</name>
      <fsummary>Return the filter with the given Id</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Object = #objref</v>
        <v>FilterID = long()</v>
        <v>Reply = Filter | {'EXCEPTION', #'CosNotifyFilter_FilterNotFound'{}}</v>
        <v>Filter = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>If the target object is associated with a <c>Filter</c> matching the given Id the
          reference will be returned. If no such <c>Filter</c> is known by the target object
          an exception is raised.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>get_all_filters(Object) -> FilterIDSeq</name>
      <fsummary>Return a list of all filter Id:s associated with the target object</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Object = #objref</v>
        <v>FilterIDSeq = [FilterID]</v>
        <v>FilterID = long()</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Id's for all <c>Filter</c> objects associated with the target object is
          returned by this operation.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name>remove_all_filters(Object) -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Remove all filters from the target object</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Object = #objref</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>If we want to remove all <c>Filters</c> associated with the target object we can use this function.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
  
</erlref>