TopicDescription Interface Reference
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com.rti.dds.topic.Topic entity and associated elements More...

Inheritance diagram for TopicDescription:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
String	get_type_name ()
	Get the associated type_name.
String	get_name ()
	Get the name used to create this com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription .
DomainParticipant	get_participant ()
	Get the com.rti.dds.domain.DomainParticipant to which the com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription belongs.

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Detailed Description

com.rti.dds.topic.Topic entity and associated elements

<<interface>> Base class for com.rti.dds.topic.Topic, com.rti.dds.topic.ContentFilteredTopic, and com.rti.dds.topic.MultiTopic. com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription represents the fact that both publications and subscriptions are tied to a single data-type. Its attribute type_name defines a unique resulting type for the publication or the subscription and therefore creates an implicit association with a TypeSupport.

com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription has also a name that allows it to be retrieved locally.

See also:

TypeSupport, com.rti.dds.topic.example.FooTypeSupport

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Member Function Documentation

String get_type_name

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Get the associated type_name.

The type name defines a locally unique type for the publication or the subscription.

The type_name corresponds to a unique string used to register a type via the com.rti.dds.topic.example.FooTypeSupport.register_type method.

Thus, the type_name implies an association with a corresponding TypeSupport and this com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription.

Returns:

the type name. The returned type name is valid until the com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription is deleted.

Postcondition:

The result is non-NULL.

See also:

TypeSupport, com.rti.dds.topic.example.FooTypeSupport

String get_name

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Get the name used to create this com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription .

Returns:

the name used to create this com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription. The returned topic name is valid until the com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription is deleted.

Postcondition:

The result is non-NULL.

DomainParticipant get_participant

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Get the com.rti.dds.domain.DomainParticipant to which the com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription belongs.

Returns:

The com.rti.dds.domain.DomainParticipant to which the com.rti.dds.topic.TopicDescription belongs.

Postcondition:

The result is non-NULL.