DDSTopicDescription Class Reference
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<<interface>> Base class for DDSTopic, DDSContentFilteredTopic, and DDSMultiTopic. More...

Inheritance diagram for DDSTopicDescription:

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Public Member Functions
virtual const char *	get_type_name ()=0
	Get the associated type_name.
virtual const char *	get_name ()=0
	Get the name used to create this DDSTopicDescription .
virtual DDSDomainParticipant *	get_participant ()=0
	Get the DDSDomainParticipant to which the DDSTopicDescription belongs.

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Detailed Description

<<interface>> Base class for DDSTopic, DDSContentFilteredTopic, and DDSMultiTopic.

DDSTopicDescription 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 DDSTypeSupport.

DDSTopicDescription has also a name that allows it to be retrieved locally.

See also:

DDSTypeSupport, FooTypeSupport

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Member Function Documentation

virtual const char* DDSTopicDescription::get_type_name

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[pure virtual]

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 FooTypeSupport::register_type method.

Thus, the type_name implies an association with a corresponding DDSTypeSupport and this DDSTopicDescription.

Returns:

the type name. The returned type name is valid until the DDSTopicDescription is deleted.

Postcondition:

The result is non-NULL.

See also:

DDSTypeSupport, FooTypeSupport

virtual const char* DDSTopicDescription::get_name

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[pure virtual]

Get the name used to create this DDSTopicDescription .

Returns:

the name used to create this DDSTopicDescription. The returned topic name is valid until the DDSTopicDescription is deleted.

Postcondition:

The result is non-NULL.

virtual DDSDomainParticipant* DDSTopicDescription::get_participant

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[pure virtual]

Get the DDSDomainParticipant to which the DDSTopicDescription belongs.

Returns:

The DDSDomainParticipant to which the DDSTopicDescription belongs.

Postcondition:

The result is non-NULL.