AttributeDef

The describe method, inherited from Contained, returns an AttributeDescription structure in the "value" member of the Description structure (defined in the Contained class).

File stem

attribdf

Base

Contained

Metaclass

SOMClass

Ancestor Classes

Contained : SOMOBject

Types

   enum  AttributeMode   {NORMAL, READONLY};

   struct  AttributeDescription   {
       Identifier      name;
       RepositoryId    id;
       RepositoryId    defined_in;
       TypeCode        type;
       AttributeMode   mode;
   };

Attributes

Listed below is each available attribute, with its corresponding type in parentheses, followed by a description of its purpose:

type (TypeCode)

The TypeCode that represents the type of the attribute. The TypeCode returned by the "_get_" form of the type attribute is contained in the receiving AttributeDef object, which retains ownership. Hence, the returned TypeCode should not be freed. To obtain a separate copy, use the TypeCode_copy operation. The "_set_" form of the attribute makes a private copy of the TypeCode you supply, to keep in the receiving object. You retain ownership of the passed TypeCode.

mode (AttributeMode)

The AttributeMode of the attribute (NORMAL or READONLY).

New methods

There are currently no new methods defined for the AttributeDef class.

Overridden methods

The following list shows all the methods overridden by the AttributeDef class. These methods are overridden in order to modify the behavior defined by an ancestor class.

• somInit
• somUninit
• somDumpSelf
• somDumpSelfInt