org.omg.CORBA

Class Context


public abstract class Context
extends Object

This class holds the list of the named properties. It is normally used to represent information about various circumstances of the invocation. A Context if first created by ORB.get_default_context() and then invoking create_child(String) of the default context. The contexts are named.

Constructor Summary

Context()

Method Summary

abstract String
context_name()
Get the context name.
abstract Context
create_child(String child)
Create a child of this Context, giving it a name.
abstract void
delete_values(String property)
Delete one or several (identically named) given properties.
abstract NVList
get_values(String start_scope, int flags, String pattern)
Search the values.
abstract Context
parent()
Get the parent of this context.
abstract void
set_one_value(String name, Any value)
Set a property.
abstract void
set_values(NVList values)
Set multiple properties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Context

public Context()

Method Details

context_name

public abstract String context_name()
Get the context name.
Returns:
the name of this context.

create_child

public abstract Context create_child(String child)
Create a child of this Context, giving it a name.
Parameters:
child - a name of the child context.
Returns:
the newly created context.

delete_values

public abstract void delete_values(String property)
Delete one or several (identically named) given properties.
Parameters:
property - the name of the property to delete, may end by wildchar character '*'. The search scope is always limited to the current context.

get_values

public abstract NVList get_values(String start_scope,
                                  int flags,
                                  String pattern)
Search the values.
Parameters:
start_scope - the context at which to initiate the search.
flags - the search operation flags. The flag CTX_RESTRICT_SCOPE means that search is restricted to the start_scope.
pattern - the property being searched, can be either name or name with the optional trailing wildchar character '*'.
Returns:
the list of the found properties.

parent

public abstract Context parent()
Get the parent of this context.
Returns:
the parent of this context.

set_one_value

public abstract void set_one_value(String name,
                                   Any value)
Set a property.
Parameters:
name - the property name.
value - the property value (the Any must hold string).

set_values

public abstract void set_values(NVList values)
Set multiple properties.
Parameters:
values - a list of properties, the Any's in the list components must hold strings.

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