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37 
38 package org.omg.DynamicAny;
39 
40 import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
41 import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
42 import org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAnyPackage.InvalidValue;
43 import org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAnyPackage.TypeMismatch;
44 
45 import java.io.Serializable;
46 
47 /**
48  * Defines the operations, applicable to {@link DynAny}.
49  *
50  * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
51  */
52 public interface DynAnyOperations
53 {
54   /**
55    * Initialises the value of this DynAny with the value, stored inside the
56    * passed DynAny, making a shallow copy.
57    *
58    * @param from the DynAny to copy from.
59    * @throws TypeMismatch if the source DynAny is invalid.
60    */
assign(DynAny from)61   void assign(DynAny from)
62        throws TypeMismatch;
63 
64   /**
65    * Fully clones the content of this Any, returning a deep copy.
66    */
copy()67   DynAny copy();
68 
69   /**
70    * Returns the focused component of this DynAny. The DynAny has the internal
71    * pointer (reference) that can point to one of its components. The returned
72    * DynAny can be used to get or set the value of the focused component. If the
73    * DynAny holds a primitive type with no components, this implementation
74    * returns <code>null</code>.
75    *
76    * @throws TypeMismatch if called on DynAny that cannot have active
77    * components, like {@link DynEnum}.
78    */
current_component()79   DynAny current_component()
80                     throws TypeMismatch;
81 
82   /**
83    * Destroys this DynAny, freeing the used resources. In java, resources are
84    * freed by the garbage collectors, so this method typically returns without
85    * action.
86    */
destroy()87   void destroy();
88 
89   /**
90    * Makes a DynAny from the {@link Any}. The passed {@link Any} becomes the
91    * enclosed instance of this DynAny, allowing to change/traverse the
92    * {@link Any} fields by the {@link DynAny} methods.
93    *
94    * @throws TypeMismatch if the type of this DynAny differs from the type of
95    * the passed Any. The DynAny cannot be reused with the enclosed type
96    * different from that it was initially created.
97    * @throws InvalidValue if the value, stored in the passed parameter, is
98    * otherwise invalid.
99    */
from_any(Any an_any)100   void from_any(Any an_any)
101          throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
102 
103   /**
104    * This method is used when the wrapped Any contains an instance of another
105    * Any itself. The method returns this second enclosed Any.
106    *
107    * @throws TypeMismatch if the typecode of the accessed Any is not the same as
108    * the typecode of this DynAny.
109    */
get_any()110   Any get_any()
111        throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
112 
113   /**
114    * Extract the boolean value that is expected to be stored in this DynAny.
115    *
116    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
117    */
get_boolean()118   boolean get_boolean()
119                throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
120 
121   /**
122    * Extract the char value that is expected to be stored in this DynAny.
123    *
124    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
125    */
get_char()126   char get_char()
127          throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
128 
129   /**
130    * Extract the <code>double</code> value that is expected to be stored in
131    * this DynAny.
132    *
133    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
134    */
get_double()135   double get_double()
136              throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
137 
138   /**
139    * Extract the <code>float</code> value that is expected to be stored in
140    * this DynAny.
141    *
142    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
143    */
get_float()144   float get_float()
145            throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
146 
147   /**
148    * Extract the int (CORBA long) value that is expected to be stored in this
149    * DynAny.
150    *
151    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
152    */
get_long()153   int get_long()
154         throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
155 
156   /**
157    * Extract the long (CORBA long long) value that is expected to be stored in
158    * this DynAny.
159    *
160    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
161    */
get_longlong()162   long get_longlong()
163              throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
164 
165   /**
166    * Extract the byte (CORBA octet) value that is expected to be stored in this
167    * DynAny.
168    *
169    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
170    */
get_octet()171   byte get_octet()
172           throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
173 
174   /**
175    * Extract the CORBA object reference that is expected to be stored in this
176    * DynAny.
177    *
178    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
179    */
get_reference()180   org.omg.CORBA.Object get_reference()
181                               throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
182 
183   /**
184    * Extract the <code>short</code> value that is expected to be stored in
185    * this DynAny.
186    *
187    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
188    */
get_short()189   short get_short()
190            throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
191 
192   /**
193    * Extract the string value that is expected to be stored in this DynAny.
194    *
195    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
196    */
get_string()197   String get_string()
198              throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
199 
200   /**
201    * Extract the {@link TypeCode} value that is expected to be stored in this
202    * DynAny.
203    *
204    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
205    */
get_typecode()206   TypeCode get_typecode()
207                  throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
208 
209   /**
210    * Extract the unsigned int (CORBA ulong) value that is expected to be stored
211    * in this DynAny.
212    *
213    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
214    */
get_ulong()215   int get_ulong()
216          throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
217 
218   /**
219    * Extract the unsingel long (CORBA unsigned long long )value that is expected
220    * to be stored in this DynAny.
221    *
222    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
223    */
get_ulonglong()224   long get_ulonglong()
225               throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
226 
227   /**
228    * Extract the unsigned short value that is expected to be stored in this
229    * DynAny.
230    *
231    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
232    */
get_ushort()233   short get_ushort()
234             throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
235 
236   /**
237    * Extract the value that is expected to be stored in this DynAny.
238    *
239    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
240    */
get_val()241   Serializable get_val()
242                 throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
243 
244   /**
245    * Extract the wide (usually UTF-16) character value that is expected to be
246    * stored in this DynAny.
247    *
248    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
249    */
get_wchar()250   char get_wchar()
251           throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
252 
253   /**
254    * Extract the wide (usually UFT-16) string that is expected to be stored in
255    * this DynAny.
256    *
257    * @throws TypeMismatch if this DynAny holds the value of the different type.
258    */
get_wstring()259   String get_wstring()
260               throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
261 
262   /**
263    * Insert the {@link Any} value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this
264    * DynAny.
265    *
266    * @param an_any the value being inserted.
267    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
268    * enclosed {@link Any}.
269    */
insert_any(Any an_any)270   void insert_any(Any an_any)
271            throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
272 
273   /**
274    * Insert the boolean value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this DynAny
275    *
276    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
277    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
278    * enclosed {@link Any}.
279    */
insert_boolean(boolean a_x)280   void insert_boolean(boolean a_x)
281                throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
282 
283   /**
284    * Insert the char value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this DynAny
285    *
286    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
287    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
288    * enclosed {@link Any}.
289    */
insert_char(char a_x)290   void insert_char(char a_x)
291             throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
292 
293   /**
294    * Insert the double value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this DynAny
295    *
296    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
297    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
298    * enclosed {@link Any}.
299    */
insert_double(double a_x)300   void insert_double(double a_x)
301               throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
302 
303   /**
304    * Insert the float value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this DynAny
305    *
306    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
307    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
308    * enclosed {@link Any}.
309    */
insert_float(float a_x)310   void insert_float(float a_x)
311              throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
312 
313   /**
314    * Insert the int (CORBA long) value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this
315    * DynAny
316    *
317    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
318    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
319    * enclosed {@link Any}.
320    */
insert_long(int a_x)321   void insert_long(int a_x)
322             throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
323 
324   /**
325    * Insert the long (CORBA long long) value into the enclosed {@link Any}
326    * inside this DynAny
327    *
328    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
329    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
330    * enclosed {@link Any}.
331    */
insert_longlong(long a_x)332   void insert_longlong(long a_x)
333                 throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
334 
335   /**
336    * Insert the byte (CORBA octet) value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside
337    * this DynAny
338    *
339    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
340    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
341    * enclosed {@link Any}.
342    */
insert_octet(byte a_x)343   void insert_octet(byte a_x)
344              throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
345 
346   /**
347    * Insert the object reference into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this
348    * DynAny
349    *
350    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
351    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
352    * enclosed {@link Any}.
353    */
insert_reference(org.omg.CORBA.Object a_x)354   void insert_reference(org.omg.CORBA.Object a_x)
355                  throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
356 
357   /**
358    * Insert the <code>short</code> value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside
359    * this DynAny
360    *
361    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
362    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
363    * enclosed {@link Any}.
364    */
insert_short(short a_x)365   void insert_short(short a_x)
366              throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
367 
368   /**
369    * Insert the string value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this DynAny
370    *
371    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
372    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
373    * enclosed {@link Any}.
374    */
insert_string(String a_x)375   void insert_string(String a_x)
376               throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
377 
378   /**
379    * Insert the {@link TypeCode} value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this
380    * DynAny
381    *
382    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
383    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
384    * enclosed {@link Any}.
385    */
insert_typecode(TypeCode a_x)386   void insert_typecode(TypeCode a_x)
387                 throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
388 
389   /**
390    * Insert the int (CORBA unsinged long) value into the enclosed {@link Any}
391    * inside this DynAny
392    *
393    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
394    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
395    * enclosed {@link Any}.
396    */
insert_ulong(int a_x)397   void insert_ulong(int a_x)
398              throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
399 
400   /**
401    * Insert the long (CORBA unsigned long long) value into the enclosed
402    * {@link Any} inside this DynAny
403    *
404    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
405    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
406    * enclosed {@link Any}.
407    */
insert_ulonglong(long a_x)408   void insert_ulonglong(long a_x)
409                  throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
410 
411   /**
412    * Insert the short (CORBA unsigned short) value into the enclosed {@link Any}
413    * inside this DynAny
414    *
415    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
416    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
417    * enclosed {@link Any}.
418    */
insert_ushort(short a_x)419   void insert_ushort(short a_x)
420               throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
421 
422   /**
423    * Insert the value into the enclosed {@link Any} inside this DynAny
424    *
425    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
426    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
427    * enclosed {@link Any}.
428    */
insert_val(Serializable a_x)429   void insert_val(Serializable a_x)
430            throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
431 
432   /**
433    * Insert the wide char (usually UTF-16) value into the enclosed {@link Any}
434    * inside this DynAny
435    *
436    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
437    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
438    * enclosed {@link Any}.
439    */
insert_wchar(char a_x)440   void insert_wchar(char a_x)
441              throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
442 
443   /**
444    * Insert the wide string (usually UTF-16) into the enclosed {@link Any}
445    * inside this DynAny
446    *
447    * @param a_x the value being inserted.
448    * @throws InvalidValue if the value type does not match the typecode of the
449    * enclosed {@link Any}.
450    */
insert_wstring(String a_x)451   void insert_wstring(String a_x)
452                throws InvalidValue, TypeMismatch;
453 
454   /**
455    * Advances the internal pointer, described in the {@link #current_component},
456    * one position forward.
457    *
458    * @return true if the pointer now points to the new component, false if there
459    * are no more components of this DynAny holds a basic type that is not
460    * divided into components.
461    */
next()462   boolean next();
463 
464   /**
465    * Moves the internal pointer, described in the {@link #current_component}, to
466    * the first component.
467    */
rewind()468   void rewind();
469 
470   /**
471    * Moves the internal pointer, described in the {@link #current_component}, to
472    * the given position.
473    *
474    * @param p the number of the internal component on that the internal pointer
475    * must be focused.
476    * @return true on success or false if there is no component with the given
477    * number. If the DynAny holds the basic type, this method returs false p
478    * values other than 0.
479    */
seek(int p)480   boolean seek(int p);
481 
482   /**
483    * Returns a shallow copy of the enclosed {@link Any},
484    *
485    * @return shallow copy of the enclosed {@link Any}.
486    */
to_any()487   Any to_any();
488 
489   /**
490    * Returns the typecode of the object, inserted into this DynAny.
491    *
492    * @return the typecode of the inserted {@link Any} or null typecode if no
493    * {@link Any has been yet inserted}.
494    */
type()495   TypeCode type();
496 
497   /**
498    * Insert a value at the current position.
499    *
500    * @param insert_it a value to insert.
501    * @throws TypeMismatch if the component at the current position has a
502    * different type.
503    * @throws InvalidValue if the current position points nowhere.
504    */
insert_dyn_any(DynAny insert_it)505   void insert_dyn_any(DynAny insert_it)
506                throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
507 
508   /**
509    * Checks for equality with another Dynamic Any.
510    *
511    *
512    * @specnote This method is currently only implemented only for case when
513    * another DynAny was created by the factory of this implementation and is not
514    * an independent class, just implementing interface. Otherwise, a
515    * NO_IMPLEMENT minor 8148 will be thrown. General implementation is highly
516    * ineffective, but we will do if somebody would ever need it.
517    */
equal(DynAny other)518   boolean equal(DynAny other);
519 
520   /**
521    * Get the number number of fields in the enclosed structure or number of
522    * memebers in the enclosed array, sequence, enumeration, etc. This method
523    * only counts elements at the top level. For instance, if invoked on a
524    * DynStruct with a single member, it returns 1, irrespective of the type of
525    * the member.
526    *
527    * @return number of components or 0 if the enclosed Any is not divideable.
528    */
component_count()529   int component_count();
530 
531   /**
532    * Return DynAny, wrapping the second (enclosed any) that is stored in the
533    * wrapped Any.
534    *
535    * @throws TypeMismatch if the wrapped Any does not store another Any.
536    * @throws InvalidValue if the current position points nowhere.
537    */
get_dyn_any()538   DynAny get_dyn_any()
539               throws TypeMismatch, InvalidValue;
540 }
541