🚀 go-pugleaf

On 28 Jun 2000 07:17:18 GMT, 
"Martin" == Martin v Loewis <loewis@cs.tu-berlin.de> writes:

Martin> In article <8jc0ms$nqt$1@slb6.atl.mindspring.net>,
Martin> Paula DiTallo <ditallop@sprynet.com> wrote:
>> Any suggestions that you have will be very well received!;-}

Martin> I believe there are about three ways to define "variable" data, like
Martin> hashtables, in IDL:
Martin> 1. Use sequences:
Martin>    struct item{
Martin>       string key, value; // value may need to be of type any
Martin>    };
Martin>    typedef sequence<item> hash;

Martin> 2. Use an interface:
Martin>    interface Hash{
Martin>      string get(in string key);
Martin>      void set(in string key,string value);
Martin>    };

Martin> 3. Use a value type:

Martin>    valuetype item{
Martin>      public string key;
Martin>      public ValueBase value; 
                    ( ^ why not 'any' ?)
Martin>    };

this is essentially the same as your struct  ...

Martin>    valuetype hash{
Martin>      private sequence<item> items;
Martin>      public ValueBase get(in string key);
Martin>      public void set(in string key, in ValueBase value);
Martin>    };

... and this is essentially the same as your interface, with the added
inconvenience that the client will have to implement get and set, and that
transmitting all the items maybe impossible due to bandwidth  ... 

                                                                      Philip
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