Class Any

public abstract InputStream create_input_stream()

Creates an input stream from that this Any object's value can be read (unmarshalled).

public abstract OutputStream create_output_stream()

Creates an output stream into which this Any object's value can be written (marshalled).

Returns:

the newly created output stream.

public abstract boolean equal(Any other)

Compare this Any with another Any.

Parameters:

other - the other instance to compare with.

Returns:

true if both values and value typecodes are equal, false otherwise.

public abstract Object extract_Object()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA Object from this Any

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than Object or the value has not been set.

public Principal extract_Principal()

Deprecated. by CORBA 2.2.

Extract the CORBA Principal from this Any

public Streamable extract_Streamable()
            throws BAD_INV_ORDER

Extract an arbitrary Streamable from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_INV_ORDER - if the caller has invoked operations in the wrong order.

public abstract TypeCode extract_TypeCode()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the TypeCode from this Any value field.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than TypeCode or the value has not been set.

public abstract Serializable extract_Value()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA Value from this Any

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than Value or the value has not been set.

public abstract Any extract_any()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract another Any from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than any or the value has not been set.

public abstract boolean extract_boolean()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA boolean from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than boolean or the value has not been set.

public abstract char extract_char()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA char from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than char or the value has not been set.

public abstract double extract_double()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA double from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than double or the value has not been set.

public BigDecimal extract_fixed()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA fixed from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than fixed or the value has not been set.

public abstract float extract_float()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA float from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than float or the value has not been set.

public abstract int extract_long()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA long from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than long or the value has not been set.

public abstract long extract_longlong()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA long long from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than longlong or the value has not been set.

public abstract byte extract_octet()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA octet from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than octet or the value has not been set.

public abstract short extract_short()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA short from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than short or the value has not been set.

public abstract String extract_string()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA string from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than string or the value has not been set.

public abstract int extract_ulong()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA unsigned long from this Any

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than unsigned long or the value has not been set.

public abstract long extract_ulonglong()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA unsigned long long from this Any.

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than unsigned long long or the value has not been set.

public abstract short extract_ushort()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA unsigned short from this Any

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than unsigned short or the value has not been set.

public abstract char extract_wchar()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA wchar from this Any

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than wchar or the value has not been set.

public abstract String extract_wstring()
            throws BAD_OPERATION

Extract the CORBA wstring from this Any

Throws:

BAD_OPERATION - if this instance contains value other than wstring or the value has not been set.

public abstract void insert_Object(Object x)

Insert the CORBA Object into this Any

public abstract void insert_Object(Object x,
                                   TypeCode typecode)

Insert the CORBA Object into this Any

public void insert_Principal(Principal x)

Deprecated. by CORBA 2.2.

Insert the CORBA Principal into this Any.

public void insert_Streamable(Streamable x)

Insert the CORBA Streamable into this Any

public abstract void insert_TypeCode(TypeCode typecode)

Insert the CORBA TypeCode into this Any value field.

public abstract void insert_Value(Serializable x)

Insert the CORBA Value into this Any. The type of the Any should be set (by type(TypeCode)) before inserting the value.

public abstract void insert_Value(Serializable x,
                                  TypeCode typecode)

Insert the CORBA Value into this Any. The type of the Any should be set (by type(TypeCode)) before inserting the value.

public abstract void insert_any(Any x)

Insert the CORBA any into this Any

public abstract void insert_boolean(boolean x)

Insert the CORBA boolean into this Any

public abstract void insert_char(char x)

Insert the CORBA char into this Any

public abstract void insert_double(double x)

Insert the CORBA double into this Any

public void insert_fixed(BigDecimal x)

Insert the CORBA fixed into this Any

public void insert_fixed(BigDecimal x,
                         TypeCode typecode)

Insert the CORBA fixed into this Any

public abstract void insert_float(float x)

Insert the CORBA float into this Any

public abstract void insert_long(int x)

Insert the CORBA long into this Any

public abstract void insert_longlong(long x)

Insert the CORBA longlong into this Any

public abstract void insert_octet(byte x)

Insert the CORBA octet into this Any

public abstract void insert_short(short x)

Insert the CORBA short into this Any

public abstract void insert_string(String x)

Insert the CORBA string into this Any

public abstract void insert_ulong(int x)

Insert the CORBA ulong into this Any

public abstract void insert_ulonglong(long x)

Insert the CORBA ulonglong into this Any

public abstract void insert_ushort(short x)

Insert the CORBA ushort into this Any

public abstract void insert_wchar(char x)

Insert the CORBA wchar into this Any

public abstract void insert_wstring(String x)

Insert the CORBA wstring into this Any

public abstract void read_value(InputStream input,
                                TypeCode type)
            throws MARSHAL

Read the value into this Any from the given input stream.

Parameters:

input - a CORBA stream to read from.

type - a TypeCode of the object being read.

Throws:

MARSHAL - if the given TypeCode does not match the TypeCode of the object, found in the stream.

public abstract TypeCode type()

Returns the TypeCode of the object, stored in this Any

Returns:

the TypeCode

public abstract void type(TypeCode valueTypeCode)

Set the type of the object, stored in this Any, to the given TypeCode. Clear the value.

Parameters:

valueTypeCode - the type of the object that is expected to be stored in this any.

public abstract void write_value(OutputStream output)

Writes out the value (without the typecode of the value), stored in this Any.

Parameters:

output - the CORBA stream to write into.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the value of this Any has not been set.