.TH orber_tc 3 "orber  3.6.9" "Ericsson AB" "ERLANG MODULE DEFINITION"
.SH MODULE
orber_tc \- Help functions for IDL typecodes
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This module contains some functions that gives support in creating IDL typecodes that can be used in for example the any types typecode field\&. For the simple types it is meaningless to use this API but the functions exist to get the interface complete\&.
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The type \fITC\fR used below describes an IDL type and is a tuple according to the to the Erlang language mapping\&.

.SH EXPORTS
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null() -> TC
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void() -> TC
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short() -> TC
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unsigned_short() -> TC
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long() -> TC
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unsigned_long() -> TC
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long_long() -> TC
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unsigned_long_long() -> TC
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wchar() -> TC
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float() -> TC
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double() -> TC
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boolean() -> TC
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char() -> TC
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octet() -> TC
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any() -> TC
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typecode() -> TC
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principal() -> TC
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These functions return the IDL typecodes for simple types\&.
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object_reference(Id, Name) -> TC
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Id = string()
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  the repository ID
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Name = string()
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  the type name of the object
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Function returns the IDL typecode for object_reference\&.
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struct(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC
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Id = string()
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  the repository ID
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Name = string()
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  the type name of the struct
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ElementList = [{MemberName, TC}]
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  a list of the struct elements
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MemberName = string()
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  the element name
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Function returns the IDL typecode for struct\&.
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union(Id, Name, DiscrTC, Default, ElementList) -> TC
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Id = string()
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  the repository ID
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Name = string()
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  the type name of the union
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DiscrTC = TC
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  the typecode for the unions discriminant
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Default = integer()
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  a value that indicates which tuple in the element list that is default (value < 0 means no default)
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ElementList = [{Label, MemberName, TC}]
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  a list of the union elements
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Label = term()
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  the label value should be of the \fIDiscrTC\fRtype
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MemberName = string()
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  the element name
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Function returns the IDL typecode for union\&.
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enum(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC
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Id = string()
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  the repository ID
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Name = string()
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  the type name of the enum
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ElementList = [MemberName]
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  a list of the enums elements
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MemberName = string()
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  the element name
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Function returns the IDL typecode for enum\&.
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string(Length) -> TC
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Length = integer()
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  the length of the string (0 means unbounded)
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Function returns the IDL typecode for string\&.
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wstring(Length) -> TC
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Length = integer()
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  the length of the wstring (0 means unbounded)
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Function returns the IDL typecode for wstring\&.
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fixed(Digits, Scale) -> TC
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Digits = Scale = integer()
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  the digits and scale parameters of a Fixed type
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Function returns the IDL typecode for fixed\&.
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sequence(ElemTC, Length) -> TC
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ElemTC = TC
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  the typecode for the sequence elements
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Length = integer()
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  the length of the sequence (0 means unbounded)
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Function returns the IDL typecode for sequence\&.
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array(ElemTC, Length) -> TC
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ElemTC = TC
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  the typecode for the array elements
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Length = integer()
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  the length of the array
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Function returns the IDL typecode for array\&.
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alias(Id, Name, AliasTC) -> TC
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Id = string()
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  the repository ID
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Name = string()
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  the type name of the alias
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AliasTC = TC
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  the typecode for the type which the alias refer to
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Function returns the IDL typecode for alias\&.
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exception(Id, Name, ElementList) -> TC
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Id = string()
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  the repository ID
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Name = string()
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  the type name of the exception
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ElementList = [{MemberName, TC}]
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  a list of the exception elements
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MemberName = string()
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  the element name
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Function returns the IDL typecode for exception\&.
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get_tc(Object) -> TC
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get_tc(Id) -> TC
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Object = record()
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  an IDL specified struct, union or exception
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Id = string()
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  the repository ID
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If the get_tc/1 gets a record that is and IDL specified struct, union or exception as a parameter it returns the typecode\&.
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If the parameter is a repository ID it uses the Interface Repository to get the typecode\&.
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check_tc(TC) -> boolean()
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Function checks the syntax of an IDL typecode\&.
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