Merge
authorlana
Thu, 28 May 2015 16:50:28 -0700
changeset 30827 a5240da82a64
parent 30825 4c6de51eb3ee (current diff)
parent 30826 725746fe9e37 (diff)
child 30828 f79a55f6ba6c
Merge
--- a/corba/src/java.corba/share/classes/org/omg/DynamicAny/package.html	Thu May 28 16:13:49 2015 -0700
+++ b/corba/src/java.corba/share/classes/org/omg/DynamicAny/package.html	Thu May 28 16:50:28 2015 -0700
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  questions.
- 
+
 -->
 
 </head>
@@ -40,97 +40,97 @@
 been compiled with the object implementation). As a result, the object receiving the 
 <code>any</code> does not have a portable method of using it.
 
-<P><code>DynAny</code>s enable traversal of the data value associated with an 
-<code>any</code> at runtime, and extraction of the primitive constituents of the data value. 
-This is especially helpful for writing powerful generic servers (bridges, event channels 
-supporting filtering).  Similarly, this facility enables the construction of an 
-<code>any</code> at runtime, without having static knowledge of its type. This is especially 
+<P><code>DynAny</code>s enable traversal of the data value associated with an
+<code>any</code> at runtime, and extraction of the primitive constituents of the data value.
+This is especially helpful for writing powerful generic servers (bridges, event channels
+supporting filtering).  Similarly, this facility enables the construction of an
+<code>any</code> at runtime, without having static knowledge of its type. This is especially
 helpful for writing generic clients (bridges, browsers, debuggers, user interface tools).
 
-<P><code>Any</code> values can be dynamically interpreted (traversed) and constructed through  
-<tt>DynAny</tt> objects.  A <tt>DynAny</tt> object is associated with a data 
-value which corresponds to a copy of the value inserted into an <tt>Any</tt>.  A 
+<P><code>Any</code> values can be dynamically interpreted (traversed) and constructed through
+<tt>DynAny</tt> objects.  A <tt>DynAny</tt> object is associated with a data
+value which corresponds to a copy of the value inserted into an <tt>Any</tt>.  A
 <tt>DynAny</tt> object may be viewed as an ordered collection of component 
-<tt>DynAny</tt>s. For <tt>DynAny</tt>s representing a basic type, such as <code>long</code>, 
-or a type without components, such as an empty exception, the ordered collection of 
-components is empty. 
+<tt>DynAny</tt>s. For <tt>DynAny</tt>s representing a basic type, such as <code>long</code>,
+or a type without components, such as an empty exception, the ordered collection of
+components is empty.
 
-<P>Each <tt>DynAny</tt> object maintains the notion of a current position into its collection 
-of component <tt>DynAny</tt>s. The current position is identified by an index value that runs 
-from 0 to n-1, where <em>n</em> is the number of components.  The special index value -1 
+<P>Each <tt>DynAny</tt> object maintains the notion of a current position into its collection
+of component <tt>DynAny</tt>s. The current position is identified by an index value that runs
+from 0 to n-1, where <em>n</em> is the number of components.  The special index value -1
 indicates a current position that points nowhere.
  For values that cannot have a current position (such as an empty exception),
  the index value is fixed at -1.
- If a <code>DynAny</code> is initialized with a value that has components, the index is 
+ If a <code>DynAny</code> is initialized with a value that has components, the index is
 initialized to 0.
- After creation of an uninitialized <code>DynAny</code> (that is, a <code>DynAny</code> that 
+ After creation of an uninitialized <code>DynAny</code> (that is, a <code>DynAny</code> that
 has no value but a <code>TypeCode</code>
  that permits components), the current position depends on the type of value represented by
- the <code>DynAny</code>. (The current position is set to 0 or -1, depending on whether the 
+ the <code>DynAny</code>. (The current position is set to 0 or -1, depending on whether the
 new <code>DynAny</code>
  gets default values for its components.)
- 
- 
- <P>The iteration operations <code>rewind</code>, <code>seek</code>, and <code>next</code> 
+
+
+<P>The iteration operations <code>rewind</code>, <code>seek</code>, and <code>next</code>
 can be used to change the current position
- and the <code>current_component</code> operation returns the component at the current 
+ and the <code>current_component</code> operation returns the component at the current
 position.
- The <code>component_count</code> operation returns the number of components of a 
+ The <code>component_count</code> operation returns the number of components of a
 <code>DynAny</code>.
- Collectively, these operations enable iteration over the components of a 
+ Collectively, these operations enable iteration over the components of a
 <code>DynAny</code>, for example,
  to (recursively) examine its contents.
  
  
- <P>A constructed <code>DynAny</code> object is a <code>DynAny</code> object associated with 
+ <P>A constructed <code>DynAny</code> object is a <code>DynAny</code> object associated with
 a constructed type.
- There is a different interface, inheriting from the <code>DynAny</code> interface, 
+ There is a different interface, inheriting from the <code>DynAny</code> interface,
 associated with
  each kind of constructed type in IDL (fixed, enum, struct, sequence, union, array,
- exception, and value type).  A constructed <code>DynAny</code> object exports operations 
+ exception, and value type).  A constructed <code>DynAny</code> object exports operations
 that enable the creation of new <code>DynAny</code> objects,
  each of them associated with a component of the constructed data value.
- As an example, a <code>DynStruct</code> is associated with a <code>struct</code> value. This 
+ As an example, a <code>DynStruct</code> is associated with a <code>struct</code> value. This
 means that the <code>DynStruct</code>
  may be seen as owning an ordered collection of components, one for each structure member.
- The <code>DynStruct</code> object exports operations that enable the creation of new 
+ The <code>DynStruct</code> object exports operations that enable the creation of new
 <code>DynAny</code> objects,
  each of them associated with a member of the <code>struct</code>.
- 
- 
- <P>If a <code>DynAny</code> object has been obtained from another (constructed) 
+
+
+<P>If a <code>DynAny</code> object has been obtained from another (constructed)
 <code>DynAny</code> object,
- such as a <code>DynAny</code> representing a structure member that was created from a 
+ such as a <code>DynAny</code> representing a structure member that was created from a
 <code>DynStruct</code>,
  the member <code>DynAny</code> is logically contained in the <code>DynStruct</code>.
- Calling an <code>insert</code> or <code>get</code> operation leaves the current position 
+ Calling an <code>insert</code> or <code>get</code> operation leaves the current position
 unchanged.
- Destroying a top-level <code>DynAny</code> object (one that was not obtained as a component 
+ Destroying a top-level <code>DynAny</code> object (one that was not obtained as a component
 of another <code>DynAny</code>)
  also destroys any component <code>DynAny</code> objects obtained from it.
  Destroying a non-top level <code>DynAny</code> object does nothing.
- Invoking operations on a destroyed top-level <code>DynAny</code> or any of its descendants 
+ Invoking operations on a destroyed top-level <code>DynAny</code> or any of its descendants
 raises OBJECT_NOT_EXIST.
- If the programmer wants to destroy a <code>DynAny</code> object but still wants to 
+ If the programmer wants to destroy a <code>DynAny</code> object but still wants to
 manipulate some component
- of the data value associated with it, then he or she should first create a 
+ of the data value associated with it, then he or she should first create a
 <code>DynAny</code> for the component
  and, after that, make a copy of the created <code>DynAny</code> object.
- 
- 
- <P>The behavior of <code>DynAny</code> objects has been defined in order to enable efficient 
+
+
+<P>The behavior of <code>DynAny</code> objects has been defined in order to enable efficient
 implementations
- in terms of allocated memory space and speed of access. <code>DynAny</code> objects are 
+in terms of allocated memory space and speed of access. <code>DynAny</code> objects are
 intended to be used
- for traversing values extracted from <code>any</code>s or constructing values of 
+for traversing values extracted from <code>any</code>s or constructing values of
 <code>any</code>s at runtime.
- Their use for other purposes is not recommended.
- 
- 
- 
+Their use for other purposes is not recommended.
+
+
+
  <H2>Handling DynAny objects</H2>
- 
- <P><code>Insert</code> and <code>get</code> operations are necessary to handle basic 
+
+<P><code>Insert</code> and <code>get</code> operations are necessary to handle basic 
 <code>DynAny</code> objects
  but are also helpful to handle constructed <code>DynAny</code> objects.
  Inserting a basic data type value into a constructed <code>DynAny</code> object
@@ -145,9 +145,8 @@
  the <code>TypeCode</code> contained in the <code>DynAny</code> or, if the 
 <code>DynAny</code> has components, is equivalent to the <code>TypeCode</code>
  of the <code>DynAny</code> at the current position.
- 
+
  <P>Basic operations include:
- <P>
  <UL>
  	<LI>insert_boolean, get_boolean
  	<LI>insert_char, get_char
@@ -181,28 +180,28 @@
  	<LI>get_boxed_value
  	<LI>get_boxed_value_as_dyn_any
  </UL>
- 
- 
- <P><code>DynAny</code> and <code>DynAnyFactory</code> objects are intended to be local to 
+
+
+ <P><code>DynAny</code> and <code>DynAnyFactory</code> objects are intended to be local to
 the process in which they are
- created and used. This means that references to <code>DynAny</code> and 
+ created and used. This means that references to <code>DynAny</code> and
 <code>DynAnyFactory</code> objects cannot be exported
  to other processes, or externalized with <code>ORB.object_to_string()</code>.
- If any attempt is made to do so, the offending operation will raise a MARSHAL system 
+ If any attempt is made to do so, the offending operation will raise a MARSHAL system
 exception.
- Since their interfaces are specified in IDL, <code>DynAny</code> objects export operations 
+ Since their interfaces are specified in IDL, <code>DynAny</code> objects export operations
 defined in the standard
- <code>org.omg.CORBA.Object</code> interface. However, any attempt to invoke operations 
+ <code>org.omg.CORBA.Object</code> interface. However, any attempt to invoke operations
 exported through the <code>Object</code>
  interface may raise the standard NO_IMPLEMENT exception.
- An attempt to use a <code>DynAny</code> object with the DII may raise the NO_IMPLEMENT 
+ An attempt to use a <code>DynAny</code> object with the DII may raise the NO_IMPLEMENT
 exception.
 
 <H3>Package Specification</H3>
 
-<P>For a precise list of supported sections of official specifications with which 
-the Java[tm] Platform, Standard Edition 6 ORB complies, see <A 
-HREF="../CORBA/doc-files/compliance.html">Official Specifications for CORBA 
+<P>For a precise list of supported sections of official specifications with which
+the Java[tm] Platform, Standard Edition 6 ORB complies, see <A
+HREF="../CORBA/doc-files/compliance.html">Official Specifications for CORBA
 support in Java[tm] SE 6</A>.
 
 @since 1.4