A factory for objects. More...

#include <Ice/Ice.h>

Public Member Functions
virtual ::std::shared_ptr<::Ice::Value >	create (const ::std::string &type)=0
	Create a new object for a given object type. More...

virtual void	destroy ()=0
	Called when the factory is removed from the communicator, or if the communicator is destroyed. More...

virtual	~ObjectFactory ()

Detailed Description

A factory for objects.

Object factories are used when receiving "objects by value". An object factory must be implemented by the application writer and registered with the communicator.

Deprecated:: ObjectFactory has been deprecated, use ValueFactory instead.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ~ObjectFactory()

virtual Ice::ObjectFactory::~ObjectFactory ( )

virtual

Member Function Documentation

◆ create()

virtual ::std::shared_ptr<::Ice::Value> Ice::ObjectFactory::create ( const ::std::string & type )

pure virtual

Create a new object for a given object type.

The type is the absolute Slice type id, i.e., the id relative to the unnamed top-level Slice module. For example, the absolute Slice type id for interfaces of type Bar in the module Foo is "::Foo::Bar".

The leading "<code>::</code>" is required.

Parameters

type	The object type.

Returns: The object created for the given type, or nil if the factory is unable to create the object.

◆ destroy()

virtual void Ice::ObjectFactory::destroy ( )