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 {@link org.omg.CORBA.ORB#get_default_context() } and then invoking {@link #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.

Constructor Detail

Context

public Context()

Method Detail

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 {@link 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 {@link Any} must hold string).

set_values

public abstract void set_values(NVList values)

Set multiple properties.

Parameters: values a list of properties, the {@link Any}'s in the list components must hold strings.