org.omg.CORBA

Class Context

Known Direct Subclasses:
gnuContext

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()
The basic constructor.

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()
The basic constructor. Object is special, because it has no superclass, so there is no call to super().

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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