OSF DCE Application Development Guide--Core Components

Interface Definition Language
TABLE 17-1. IDL Attributes
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Attribute Where Used
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uuid Interface definition headers
version
endpoint
exceptions
pointer_default
local
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broadcast Operations
maybe
idempotent
reflect_deletions
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in Parameters
out
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ignore Structures
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max_is Arrays
min_is
size_is
first_is
last_is
length_is
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string Arrays
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ptr Pointers
ref
unique
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handle Customized handles
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context_handle Context handles
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transmit_as Type declarations
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17.7 Interface Definition Header Attributes
The following subsections describe in detail the usage and semantics of the IDL
attributes that can be used in interface definition headers. The attributes provided for
interface definition headers are as follows:
• uuid
• version
• endpoint
• exceptions
• pointer_default
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