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NAME

       sc::KeyVal - The KeyVal class is designed to simplify the process of allowing a user to
       specify keyword/value associations to a C++ program.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <keyval.h>

       Inherits sc::RefCount.

       Inherited by sc::AggregateKeyVal, sc::AssignedKeyVal, sc::PrefixKeyVal, and
       sc::StringKeyVal.

   Public Types
       enum { MaxKeywordLength = 256 }
       enum KeyValError { OK, HasNoValue, WrongType, UnknownKeyword, OperationFailed }

   Public Member Functions
       int exists (const char *)
           This takes as its only argument a keyword.
       int count (const char *=0)
           If the value of a keyword is an array, then return its length.
       Ref< KeyValValue > value (const char *=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValue())
           Return the value associated with the keyword.
       int booleanvalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueboolean())
           Returns the boolean value (0 = false, 1 = true) of key.
       double doublevalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuedouble())
           Returns the double value of key.
       float floatvalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuefloat())
           Returns the float value of key.
       char charvalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuechar())
           Returns the char value of key.
       int intvalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueint())
           Returns the int value of key.
       size_t sizevalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuesize())
           Returns the size_t value of key.
       char * pcharvalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuepchar())
           Returns a copy of the string representation of the key's value.
       std::string stringvalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuestring())
           Returns a string representation of the key's value.
       Ref< DescribedClass > describedclassvalue (const char *key=0, const KeyValValue
           &def=KeyValValueRefDescribedClass())
           Returns a reference to an object of type DescribedClass.

       Reading Vectors.
       These members correspond to the above members, but take an additional integer argument, i,
       which is a vector index.

       This is equivalent to getting a value for a keyword named '<i>key</i>:<i>i</i>'. The
       routines that do not take key arguments get the value for the keyword named '<i>i</i>'.

           int exists (const char *key, int i)
           int count (const char *key, int i)
           int booleanvalue (const char *key, int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueboolean())
           double doublevalue (const char *key, int i, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValuedouble())
           float floatvalue (const char *key, int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuefloat())
           char charvalue (const char *key, int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuechar())
           int intvalue (const char *key, int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueint())
           size_t sizevalue (const char *key, int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuesize())
           char * pcharvalue (const char *key, int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuepchar())
           std::string stringvalue (const char *key, int i, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValuestring())
           Ref< DescribedClass > describedclassvalue (const char *key, int, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValueRefDescribedClass())
           int exists (int i)
           int count (int i)
           int booleanvalue (int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueboolean())
           double doublevalue (int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuedouble())
           float floatvalue (int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuefloat())
           char charvalue (int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuechar())
           int intvalue (int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueint())
           size_t sizevalue (int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuesize())
           char * pcharvalue (int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuepchar())
           std::string stringvalue (int i, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuestring())
           Ref< DescribedClass > describedclassvalue (int i, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValueRefDescribedClass())

       Reading 2D Arrays.
       These members correspond to the above members, but take additional integer arguments, i
       and j, which is an array index.

       This is equivalent to getting a value for a keyword named '<i>key</i>:<i>i</i>:<i>j</i>'.
       The routines that do not take key arguments get the value for the keyword named
       '<i>i</i>:<i>j</i>'.

           int exists (const char *, int, int)
           int count (const char *, int, int)
           int booleanvalue (const char *, int, int, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueboolean())
           double doublevalue (const char *key, int, int, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValuedouble())
           float floatvalue (const char *key, int, int, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValuefloat())
           char charvalue (const char *key, int, int, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuechar())
           int intvalue (const char *key, int, int, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueint())
           size_t sizevalue (const char *key, int, int, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuesize())
           char * pcharvalue (const char *key, int, int, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValuepchar())
           std::string stringvalue (const char *key, int, int, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValuestring())
           Ref< DescribedClass > describedclassvalue (const char *key, int, int, const
               KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueRefDescribedClass())
           int exists (int i, int j)
           int count (int i, int j)
           int booleanvalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueboolean())
           double doublevalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuedouble())
           float floatvalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuefloat())
           char charvalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuechar())
           int intvalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValueint())
           size_t sizevalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuesize())
           char * pcharvalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuepchar())
           std::string stringvalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue &def=KeyValValuestring())
           Ref< DescribedClass > describedclassvalue (int i, int j, const KeyValValue
               &def=KeyValValueRefDescribedClass())

       Reading 3D Arrays.
       These members correspond to the above members, but can be used to read in arrays with more
       than two dimensions.

       The nindex argument is the number of indices in the array. It is followed by an int giving
       the value of each index.

           int Va_exists (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           int Va_count (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           int Va_booleanvalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           double Va_doublevalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           float Va_floatvalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           char Va_charvalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           int Va_intvalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           size_t Va_sizevalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           char * Va_pcharvalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           std::string Va_stringvalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           Ref< DescribedClass > Va_describedclassvalue (const char *key, int nindex,...)
           KeyValError error ()
               Return the current error condition.
           const char * errormsg (KeyValError err)
               Return a textual representation of err.
           const char * errormsg ()
               Return a textual representation of the current error.
           virtual void errortrace (std::ostream &fp=ExEnv::err0())
               Write a message to fp describing the error.
           virtual void dump (std::ostream &fp=ExEnv::err0())
               Write a message to fp describing the error.
           virtual void print_unseen (std::ostream &fp=ExEnv::out0())
               Print keywords that were never looked at, if possible.
           virtual int have_unseen ()
               Return 1 if there were unseen keywords, 0 if there are none, or -1 this keyval
               doesn't keep track of unseen keywords.
           void verbose (int v)
               Control printing of assignments.
           int verbose () const
               Returns nonzero if assignments are printed.

       Public Member Functions inherited from sc::RefCount
       int lock_ptr () const
           Lock this object.
       int unlock_ptr () const
           Unlock this object.
       void use_locks (bool inVal)
           start and stop using locks on this object
       refcount_t nreference () const
           Return the reference count.
       refcount_t reference ()
           Increment the reference count and return the new count.
       refcount_t dereference ()
           Decrement the reference count and return the new count.
       int managed () const
       void unmanage ()
           Turn off the reference counting mechanism for this object.
       int managed () const
           Return 1 if the object is managed. Otherwise return 0.

       Public Member Functions inherited from sc::Identity
       Identifier identifier ()
           Return the Identifier for this argument.

   Protected Member Functions
       void seterror (KeyValError err)
           Set the current error condition.
       void seterror (KeyValValue::KeyValValueError err)
           Set the current error condition.
       virtual int key_exists (const char *)=0
           Ultimately called by exists.
       virtual int key_count (const char *=0)
           Ultimately called by count.
       virtual Ref< KeyValValue > key_value (const char *, const KeyValValue &def)=0
           Ultimately called by value.
       virtual int key_booleanvalue (const char *, const KeyValValue &def)
           Ultimately called by booleanvalue.
       virtual double key_doublevalue (const char *key, const KeyValValue &def)
           Ultimately called by doublevalue.
       virtual float key_floatvalue (const char *key, const KeyValValue &def)
           Ultimately called by floatvalue.
       virtual char key_charvalue (const char *key, const KeyValValue &def)
           Ultimately called by charvalue.
       virtual int key_intvalue (const char *key, const KeyValValue &def)
           Ultimately called by intvalue.
       virtual size_t key_sizevalue (const char *key, const KeyValValue &def)
           Ultimately called by sizevalue.
       virtual char * key_pcharvalue (const char *key, const KeyValValue &def)
           Ultimately called by pcharvalue.
       virtual std::string key_stringvalue (const char *key, const KeyValValue &def)
           Ultimately called by stringvalue.
       virtual Ref< DescribedClass > key_describedclassvalue (const char *key, const KeyValValue
           &def)
           Ultimately called by describedclassvalue.

       Protected Member Functions inherited from sc::RefCount
       RefCount (const RefCount &)
       RefCount & operator= (const RefCount &)

   Protected Attributes
       int verbose_

   Friends
       class AggregateKeyVal
       class PrefixKeyVal

Detailed Description

       The KeyVal class is designed to simplify the process of allowing a user to specify
       keyword/value associations to a C++ program.

       A flexible input style and ease of use for the programmer is achieved with this method.
       Keywords are represented by null terminated character arrays. The keywords are organized
       hierarchially, in a manner similar to the way that many file systems are organized. One
       character is special, ':', which is used to separate the various hierarchial labels, which
       are referred to as 'segments', in the keyword.

       A convention for specifying arrays is provided by KeyVal. Each index of the array is given
       by appending a segment containing the character representation of the index. Thus,
       'array:3:4' would be a the keyword corresponding to fourth row and fifth column of
       'array', since indexing starts at zero.

       To allow the KeyVal class to have associations that can represent data for classes, the
       keyword can be associated with a class as well as a value. This permits polymorphic data
       to be unambiguously represented by keyword/value associations. Most use of KeyVal need not
       be concerned with this.

Member Function Documentation

   int sc::KeyVal::count (const char * = 0)
       If the value of a keyword is an array, then return its length. If no arguments are given
       then the top level will be checked to see if it is an array and, if so, the number of
       elements will be counted.

   virtual void sc::KeyVal::dump (std::ostream & fp = ExEnv::err0()) [virtual]
       Write a message to fp describing the error.

       Reimplemented in sc::StringKeyVal, sc::AggregateKeyVal, sc::PrefixKeyVal, and
       sc::ParsedKeyVal.

   virtual void sc::KeyVal::errortrace (std::ostream & fp = ExEnv::err0()) [virtual]
       Write a message to fp describing the error.

       Reimplemented in sc::StringKeyVal, sc::AggregateKeyVal, sc::PrefixKeyVal, and
       sc::ParsedKeyVal.

   int sc::KeyVal::exists (const char *)
       This takes as its only argument a keyword. Returns 1 if the keyword has a value and 0
       otherwise.

   virtual int sc::KeyVal::have_unseen () [virtual]
       Return 1 if there were unseen keywords, 0 if there are none, or -1 this keyval doesn't
       keep track of unseen keywords.

       Reimplemented in sc::ParsedKeyVal.

   virtual int sc::KeyVal::key_exists (const char *) [protected],  [pure virtual]
       Ultimately called by exists.

       Implemented in sc::AssignedKeyVal, sc::StringKeyVal, and sc::AggregateKeyVal.

   virtual Ref< KeyValValue > sc::KeyVal::key_value (const char *, const KeyValValue & def)
       [protected],  [pure virtual]
       Ultimately called by value.

       Implemented in sc::AssignedKeyVal, sc::StringKeyVal, and sc::AggregateKeyVal.

   char * sc::KeyVal::pcharvalue (const char * key = 0, const KeyValValue & def =
       KeyValValuepchar())
       Returns a copy of the string representation of the key's value. Storage for the copy is
       obtained with new.

   virtual void sc::KeyVal::print_unseen (std::ostream & fp = ExEnv::out0()) [virtual]
       Print keywords that were never looked at, if possible.

       Reimplemented in sc::ParsedKeyVal.

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