Is there a way to learn Connext DDS programming?

Hi,

You could take a look at these examples that show how to use different APIs in the Connext DDS SDK.

You an also take a look at the Connext DDS Case+Code. The Case+Code examples illustrate how to buid some practical application scenarios using Connext DDS.

Gerardo

Hello!

I recommend the following:

1) If you have an application that already knows what data it is generating or receiving (and if that data is more complex than a string), I recommend using data types defined in language-independent IDL/XML with the code generator. This allows you to access and modify your data the way you would access any other structure/object in the language you're using.

2) If you have an application that needs to perform some generic function, such as displaying the data of every DataWriter it discovers, then I recommend using dynamic data. This lets you view and manipulate data that you did not know about at compile-time, but it is more difficult to use.  (It's comparable to reflection in Java.)

3) If you have data that is binary (like an image), or a string, that is a good use case for the built-in data types. I don't usually recommend these if you have structured data, because then you would have to serialize/deserialize that data yourself and maybe guarantee correctness across multiple languages/endianness.

Yes!  That's a good way to do it.  In IDL, your type might look like this:

 
struct DispenserType {
    float volume;
    int64 temperature;
    float flow_rate;
    boolean refill;
    int64 power;     
};