This module contains functions that gives an interface to the Corba any type.
Note that the any interface in orber doesn't contain a destroy function because the any type is represented as an erlang record and therefor will be removed by the garbage collector when not in use.
The type TC
used below describes an IDL type and is a tuple according
to the to the erlang language mapping.
The type Any
used below is defined as:
-record(any, {typecode, value}).
where typecode
is a TC tuple and value
is an erlang term of
the type defined by the typecode field.
create() -> Result
create(Typecode, Value) -> Result
Typecode = TC
Value = term()
Result = Any
The create/0 function creates an empty any record and the create/2 function creates an initialized record.
set_typecode(A, Typecode) -> Result
A = Any
Typecode = TC
Result = Any
This function sets the typecode of A and returns an new any record.
A = Any
Result = TC
This function returns the typecode of A.
A = Any
Value = term()
Result = Any
This function sets the value of A and returns an new any record.
A = Any
Result = term()
This function returns the value of A. new any record.