GPL_Description

gpl

1998 12-05

CLASS

GPL_Description - C++ abstract data description

SYNOPSIS

This class provides an abstract description of data. Specifically, it uses machine- and language-independent definitions of primitive data types to describe a series of data. Each datum may have a particular value. Additionally, simple wild-carding supports performing partial matches.

PARENTS

GPL_Persistent

public

FORMAT SPECIFIERS

Character	Description
n	null
i	integer without a value
I	integer with a value
r	real without a value
R	real with a value
s	string without a value
S	string with a value
b	block of bytes without values
B	block of bytes with values
m	GPL_Message without a value
M	GPL_Message with a values
.	any type with or without a value
*	any number of types, with or without values, up to the following specifier, if any

OPERATORS

GPL_Boolean operator==(const GPL_Description & d) const

TRUE

Compare(d)

FALSE

GPL_Boolean operator!=(const GPL_Description & d) const

TRUE

Compare(d)

FALSE

GPL_Description & operator=(const GPL_Description & d)

GPL_Description &operator+=(const GPL_Description & d)

Append(d)

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

GPL_String GetFormat(const GPL_Boolean elide) const

elide

TRUE

GPL_Boolean Matches(const GPL_Description & d) const

TRUE

FALSE

with the same value

void Set(const GPL_String & f, ...)

void VSet(const GPL_String & f, va_list *ap)

void Append(const GPL_Description & d)

long Compare(const GPL_Description & d) const;

DIRECT ACCESS MEMBER FUNCTIONS

GPL_List<GPL_Value> &GetValueList(void)