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

Inheritance diagram for DDSTopicDescription:
DDSContentFilteredTopic DDSMultiTopic DDSTopic

Public Member Functions

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

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

Member Function Documentation

◆ get_type_name()

virtual const char * DDSTopicDescription::get_type_name ( )
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

◆ get_name()

virtual const char * DDSTopicDescription::get_name ( )
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.

◆ get_participant()

virtual DDSDomainParticipant * DDSTopicDescription::get_participant ( )
pure virtual

Get the DDSDomainParticipant to which the DDSTopicDescription belongs.

Returns
The DDSDomainParticipant to which the DDSTopicDescription belongs.
Postcondition
The result is non-NULL.