Changeset 251 for trunk/nom/idl/nomobj.idl

Timestamp:

Mar 11, 2007, 2:22:39 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

cinc

Message:

Implemented some methods. Bug fixes and documentation.

File:

• trunk/nom/idl/nomobj.idl (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/nom/idl/nomobj.idl

@@ -161 +161 @@
    */
   PNOMObject new();
+
+  /**
+     This method checks if the object is an instance of the given class or some subclass. Using
+     this method one can make sure some feature is available if the introducing class is known.
+     Every subclass of a given class also supports the features of the introducing class. 
+
+     \remarks This method checks the validity of \e nomClass using nomIsObj() and returns FALSE
+     in case it's not an object.
+
+     \param nomClass Pointer to a class object.
+
+     \returns TRUE if the object is an instance of the given class or one of its
+     subclasses.
+
+     \sa nomIsInstanceOf()
+   */
+  boolean nomIsA(in PNOMClass nomClass);
+
+  /**
+     This method checks if the object is an instance of exactly the given class.
+
+
+     \remarks This method checks the validity of \e nomClass using nomIsObj() and returns FALSE
+     in case it's not an object.
+
+     \param nomClass Pointer to a class object.
+
+     \returns TRUE if the object is an instance of exactly the given class.
+
+     \sa nomIsA()
+   */
+  boolean nomIsInstanceOf(in PNOMClass nomClass);
+  /**
+     This method returns the name of the class this object is an instance of.
+     
+     \par How to override:
+     This method is usually not overriden.
+     
+     \returns A null terminated C string. Note that this is not a copy. The string
+     is valid as long as the class object exists (not the instance).
+
+     \sa impl_NOMClass_nomGetClassName()
+  */
+  string nomGetClassName();
+
+
 };