Ice::ObjectFactory Local Interface Reference

A factory for objects. More...

defined in <Ice/ObjectFactory.ice>

["deprecate:ObjectFactory has been deprecated, use ValueFactory instead."]
local interface ObjectFactory { ... }

Operations
Value	create (string type)
	Create a new object for a given object type. More...
void	destroy ()
	Called when the factory is removed from the communicator, or if the communicator is destroyed. More...

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.

Operation Documentation

create()

Value create

(

string

type

)

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()

void destroy

(

)

Called when the factory is removed from the communicator, or if the communicator is destroyed.

See also

Communicator::destroy

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The documentation for this interface was generated from the following file:

• Ice/ObjectFactory.ice