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Ice::ObjectFactory

Overview

local interface ObjectFactory

A factory for objects. Object factories are used in several places, for example, when receiving "objects by value" and when ::Freeze restores a persistent object. Object factories must be implemented by the application writer, and registered with the communicator.

Used By

Communicator::addObjectFactory, Communicator::findObjectFactory

See Also

::Freeze

Operation Index

create

Create a new object for a given object type.

destroy

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

create

Object create(string type);

Create a new object for a given object type. The type is the absolute Slice type name, i.e., the name relative to the unnamed top-level Slice module. For example, the absolute Slice type name for interfaces of type Bar in the module Foo is ::Foo::Bar.

Note

The leading "::" is required.

Parameters

type

The object type.

Return Value

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::removeObjectFactory, Communicator::destroy

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