SomIdFromString

This function returns the SOM ID corresponding to a given text string.

Syntax
 string    aString; somId     rc;

rc = somIdFromString(aString); 

Parameters

 * aString (string) : The string to be converted to a SOM ID.

Return Code

 * rc (somId) : Returns the SOM ID corresponding to the given text string.

Remarks
This function returns the SOM ID that corresponds to a given text string.

Ownership of the somId returned by this function passes to the caller, which has the responsibility to subsequently free the somId using SOMFree.

Example Code
See function somBeginPersistentIds.

Data Structures

 * somId (sombtype.h)
 * string (somcorba.h)

Functions

 * somCheckId
 * somRegisterId
 * somStringFromId
 * somCompareIds
 * somTotalRegIds
 * somSetExpectedIds
 * somUniqueKey
 * somBeginPersistentIds
 * somEndPersistentIds