NAME

       orber_tc - Help functions for IDL typecodes

DESCRIPTION

       This  module contains some functions that gives support in creating IDL typecodes that can
       be used in for example  the  any  types  typecode  field.  For  the  simple  types  it  is
       meaningless to use this API but the functions exist to get the interface complete.

       The type TC used below describes an IDL type and is a tuple according to the to the Erlang
       language mapping.

EXPORTS

       null() -> TC
       void() -> TC
       short() -> TC
       unsigned_short() -> TC
       long() -> TC
       unsigned_long() -> TC
       long_long() -> TC
       unsigned_long_long() -> TC
       wchar() -> TC
       float() -> TC
       double() -> TC
       boolean() -> TC
       char() -> TC
       octet() -> TC
       any() -> TC
       typecode() -> TC
       principal() -> TC

              These functions return the IDL typecodes for simple types.

       object_reference(Id, Name) -> TC

              Types:

                 Id = string()
                   the repository ID
                 Name = string()
                   the type name of the object

              Function returns the IDL typecode for object_reference.

       struct(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC

              Types:

                 Id = string()
                   the repository ID
                 Name = string()
                   the type name of the struct
                 ElementList = [{MemberName, TC}]
                   a list of the struct elements
                 MemberName = string()
                   the element name

              Function returns the IDL typecode for struct.

       union(Id, Name, DiscrTC, Default, ElementList) -> TC

              Types:

                 Id = string()
                   the repository ID
                 Name = string()
                   the type name of the union
                 DiscrTC = TC
                   the typecode for the unions discriminant
                 Default = integer()
                   a value that indicates which tuple in the element list that is default  (value
                   < 0 means no default)
                 ElementList = [{Label, MemberName, TC}]
                   a list of the union elements
                 Label = term()
                   the label value should be of the DiscrTCtype
                 MemberName = string()
                   the element name

              Function returns the IDL typecode for union.

       enum(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC

              Types:

                 Id = string()
                   the repository ID
                 Name = string()
                   the type name of the enum
                 ElementList = [MemberName]
                   a list of the enums elements
                 MemberName = string()
                   the element name

              Function returns the IDL typecode for enum.

       string(Length) -> TC

              Types:

                 Length = integer()
                   the length of the string (0 means unbounded)

              Function returns the IDL typecode for string.

       wstring(Length) -> TC

              Types:

                 Length = integer()
                   the length of the wstring (0 means unbounded)

              Function returns the IDL typecode for wstring.

       fixed(Digits, Scale) -> TC

              Types:

                 Digits = Scale = integer()
                   the digits and scale parameters of a Fixed type

              Function returns the IDL typecode for fixed.

       sequence(ElemTC, Length) -> TC

              Types:

                 ElemTC = TC
                   the typecode for the sequence elements
                 Length = integer()
                   the length of the sequence (0 means unbounded)

              Function returns the IDL typecode for sequence.

       array(ElemTC, Length) -> TC

              Types:

                 ElemTC = TC
                   the typecode for the array elements
                 Length = integer()
                   the length of the array

              Function returns the IDL typecode for array.

       alias(Id, Name, AliasTC) -> TC

              Types:

                 Id = string()
                   the repository ID
                 Name = string()
                   the type name of the alias
                 AliasTC = TC
                   the typecode for the type which the alias refer to

              Function returns the IDL typecode for alias.

       exception(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC

              Types:

                 Id = string()
                   the repository ID
                 Name = string()
                   the type name of the exception
                 ElementList = [{MemberName, TC}]
                   a list of the exception elements
                 MemberName = string()
                   the element name

              Function returns the IDL typecode for exception.

       get_tc(Object) -> TC
       get_tc(Id) -> TC

              Types:

                 Object = record()
                   an IDL specified struct, union or exception
                 Id = string()
                   the repository ID

              If  the get_tc/1 gets a record that is and IDL specified struct, union or exception
              as a parameter it returns the typecode.

              If the parameter is a repository ID it uses the Interface  Repository  to  get  the
              typecode.

       check_tc(TC) -> boolean()

              Function checks the syntax of an IDL typecode.