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Streaming example code

These examples demonstrate aspects of streaming.


SimpleClass: streaming a simple class to a single stream


Example code

These are the main files contained in the examples. Some extra files may be needed to run the examples, and these will be found in the appropriate examples directory.

Found in: examples\Syslibs\Streaming\SimpleClass

// SimpleClass.cpp
//
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

// Example to demonstrate simple use of Streaming


#include "CommonStreamStore.h"
#include <s32file.h>

                // Constructs a TSimple object and 
                // externalizes it to a single stream.
LOCAL_C void doMakeAndExternalizeL(const TDesC& aName);

                // Internalizes a TSimple object from
                // the stream
LOCAL_C void doInternalizeL(const TDesC& aName);

                // Displays content of a TSimple object
class TSimple;
LOCAL_C void doShow(const TDesC& aHeading,const TSimple& theSimple);

                // enumeration used by the TSimple class
enum  TXxx {EX1,EX2,EX3};

                // definition of the TSimple class
class TSimple
    {
public :
    void ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const;
    void InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream);
public :
    TXxx     iTheEnum;
    TBuf<32> iBuffer;
    TInt     iIntValue;
    TUint    iUintValue;
    TReal    iRealValue;
    };


// The file name, extension and path for the file store
_LIT(KFullNameOfFileStore,"C:\\epoc32ex\\data\\SimpleClassToSimpleStream.dat");


//  Do the example
LOCAL_C void doExampleL()
    {
                // make sure directory exists
    fsSession.MkDirAll(KFullNameOfFileStore);
    doMakeAndExternalizeL(KFullNameOfFileStore);
    doInternalizeL(KFullNameOfFileStore);
    }

LOCAL_C void doMakeAndExternalizeL(const TDesC& aName)
    {
    TParse  filestorename;
    fsSession.Parse(aName,filestorename);
                // construct file store object - the file to contain the
                // the store replaces any existing file of the same name.
    CFileStore* store = CDirectFileStore::ReplaceLC(fsSession,filestorename.FullName(),EFileWrite);

                // Must say what kind of file store
    store->SetTypeL(KDirectFileStoreLayoutUid);
        
                // Construct an object of type TSimple and put some 
                // data into it
    _LIT(KTxtSomeText,"Some text");
    TSimple thesimple;
    thesimple.iTheEnum   = EX3;
    thesimple.iBuffer    = KTxtSomeText;
    thesimple.iIntValue  = -1;
    thesimple.iUintValue = 2; 
    thesimple.iRealValue = 3.4;

                // Show contents of the TSimple object
    _LIT(KTxtTSimpleContent,"TSimple content ...");
    doShow(KTxtTSimpleContent,thesimple);
                    
                // Construct and create the output stream
                // object. 
                // The stream id (there is only one) will
                // be saved (later) in the store as the 
                // root stream id
    RStoreWriteStream outstream;
    TStreamId id = outstream.CreateLC(*store);
    
                // Stream out the TSimple object
    outstream  << thesimple; 

                // Commit changes to the stream
    outstream.CommitL();

                // Cleanup the stream object
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();
                
                // Set the stream id as the root
    store->SetRootL(id);

                // Commit changes to the store
    store->CommitL();

                // destroy the store object (this also closes
                // the file containing the store) 
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();
    }

LOCAL_C void doInternalizeL(const TDesC& aName)
    {
    TParse  filestorename;
    fsSession.Parse(aName,filestorename);
                // construct file store object - specifying the file
                // containing the store.
    CFileStore* store = CDirectFileStore::OpenLC(fsSession,filestorename.FullName(),EFileRead);
    
                // Construct and open the input stream object. We want 
                // to access the root stream from the store
                // in this example. 
    RStoreReadStream instream;
    instream.OpenLC(*store,store->Root());

                // Stream in the TSimple object
    TSimple thesimple;
    instream >> thesimple;

                // Cleanup the stream object
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();

                // destroy the store object (this also closes the file
                // containing the store) 
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();

                // Show contents of the TSimple object
    _LIT(KTxtRestoredTSimpleContent,"Restored TSimple content ...");
    doShow(KTxtRestoredTSimpleContent,thesimple);
    }
                                    
_LIT(KTxtNewLine,"\n");
_LIT(KFormatType1,"\n%d");
_LIT(KFormatType2,"\n%S");
_LIT(KFormatType3,"\n%u");
_LIT(KFormatType4,"\n%f");

LOCAL_C void doShow(const TDesC& aHeading,const TSimple& aSimple)
    {
    console->Printf(KTxtNewLine);
    console->Printf(aHeading);
    console->Printf(KFormatType1,aSimple.iTheEnum);
    console->Printf(KFormatType2,&aSimple.iBuffer);
    console->Printf(KFormatType1,aSimple.iIntValue);
    console->Printf(KFormatType3,aSimple.iUintValue);
    console->Printf(KFormatType4,aSimple.iRealValue);
    console->Printf(KTxtNewLine);
    }

//***************************************************************
//***************************************************************

// Explicit versions of the << and >> operators written to handle the
// enumerator type TXxx  

RWriteStream& operator<<(RWriteStream& aStream, const TXxx& anXxx)
    {
    aStream.WriteInt8L(anXxx);
    return aStream;
    }

RReadStream&  operator>>(RReadStream&  aStream, TXxx& anXxx)
    {
    anXxx = TXxx(aStream.ReadInt8L());
    return aStream;
    }

//***************************************************************
//***************************************************************

void TSimple::ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const
    {
    aStream << iTheEnum;
    aStream << iBuffer;
    aStream.WriteInt32L(iIntValue);
    aStream.WriteUint32L(iUintValue);
    aStream.WriteReal64L(iRealValue);
    }  
 
void TSimple::InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream)
    {
    aStream >> iTheEnum;
    aStream >> iBuffer;
      iIntValue  = aStream.ReadInt32L();
    iUintValue = aStream.ReadUint32L();
    iRealValue = aStream.ReadReal64L();
    }  
       



    
    

// BLD.INF
// Component description file 
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

PRJ_MMPFILES

SimpleClass.mmp

// SimpleClass.mmp
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

// using relative paths for source and userinclude directories

TARGET        SimpleClass.exe
TARGETTYPE    exe
UID           0
VENDORID 0x70000001

SOURCEPATH    .
SOURCE        SimpleClass.cpp

USERINCLUDE   .
USERINCLUDE   ..\..\CommonFramework
SYSTEMINCLUDE \Epoc32\include

LIBRARY       euser.lib efsrv.lib estor.lib


Description

This example shows the basic idea of streaming, i.e. externalizing a simple object to a stream using an ExternalizeL() function (or the << operator) and internalizing an object from a stream using InternalizeL() function (or the >> operator).


Classes used

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CompoundClass: streaming a compound class to a single stream


Example code

These are the main files contained in the examples. Some extra files may be needed to run the examples, and these will be found in the appropriate examples directory.

Found in: examples\Syslibs\Streaming\CompoundClass

// CompoundClass.cpp
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

// Example to demonstrate the streaming of a compound object to
// a single stream.


#include "CommonStreamStore.h"
#include <s32file.h>

                // Constructs a CCompound object and externalizes
                // it to a single stream.
LOCAL_C void doMakeAndExternalizeL(const TDesC& aName);

                // Internalizes a CCompound object from
                // the stream
LOCAL_C void doInternalizeL(const TDesC& aName);

                // Displays content of a CCompound object
class CCompound;
LOCAL_C void doShow(const TDesC& aHeading,const CCompound& theSimple);

                // Defintion of classes used by the example
class CClassA
    {
public :
    void ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const;
    void InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream);
public :
    TBuf<32> iBufferA;
    TInt     iXA;
    TUint    iYA;
    };


class CClassB
    {
public :
    void ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const;
    void InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream);
public :
    TBuf<32> iBufferB;
    };


class TClassC
    {
public :
    void ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const;
    void InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream);
public :
    TReal iZC;
    };

    
class CCompound : public CBase
    {
public :
    ~CCompound();
    static      CCompound* NewLC();
    static      CCompound* NewLC(CStreamStore& aStore,TStreamId anId);
    static      CCompound* NewL(CStreamStore& aStore,TStreamId anId);
    TStreamId   StoreL(CStreamStore& store);
    void        RestoreL(CStreamStore& aStore,TStreamId anId);
    void        InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream);
    void        ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const;
private:
    void        ConstructL();
    void        ConstructL(CStreamStore& aStore,TStreamId anId);
public :
    CClassA* iCa;
    CClassB* iCb;
    TClassC  iTc;
    };
     
// The file name, extension and path for the file store
    _LIT(KFullNameOfFileStore,"C:\\epoc32ex\\data\\stcompnd.dat");


// Do the example
LOCAL_C void doExampleL()
    {
                        // make sure directory exists
    fsSession.MkDirAll(KFullNameOfFileStore);
    doMakeAndExternalizeL(KFullNameOfFileStore);
    doInternalizeL(KFullNameOfFileStore);
    }

LOCAL_C void doMakeAndExternalizeL(const TDesC& aName)
    {
    TParse  filestorename;

    fsSession.Parse(aName,filestorename);
                // construct file store object - the file to contain the
                // the store replaces any existing file of the same name.
    CFileStore* store = CDirectFileStore::ReplaceLC(fsSession,filestorename.FullName(),EFileWrite);

                // Must say what kind of file store
    store->SetTypeL(KDirectFileStoreLayoutUid);

                // Construct an object of type CCompound 
                // and put some data into it.
    CCompound* thecompound = CCompound::NewLC();

    _LIT(KTxtClassAText,"CClassA text");
    _LIT(KTxtClassBText,"CClassB text");

    thecompound->iCa->iBufferA = KTxtClassAText;
    thecompound->iCa->iXA      = -1;
    thecompound->iCa->iYA      = 2;
    thecompound->iCb->iBufferB = KTxtClassBText;
    thecompound->iTc.iZC       = 3.456;

                // Show contents of the CCompound object (and its
                // components)
    _LIT(KTxtInitialContent,"... Initial content of CCompound");
    doShow(KTxtInitialContent,*thecompound);
                    
                // Store the compound object to a single stream
                // and save the stream id as the root id. 
    TStreamId  id = thecompound->StoreL(*store);

                // Set the stream id as the root
    store->SetRootL(id);

                // Commit changes to the store
    store->CommitL();

                // Destroy:
                // 1. the CCompound object
                // 2. the store object (this also closes 
                //    the file containing the store)
                // Remove both from the cleanup stack
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(2);
    }

LOCAL_C void doInternalizeL(const TDesC& aName)
    {
    TParse  filestorename;
    
    fsSession.Parse(aName,filestorename);
                // construct file store object - specifying the file
                // containing the store.
    CFileStore* store = CDirectFileStore::OpenLC(fsSession,filestorename.FullName(),EFileRead);
    
                // Construct a CCompound object  
                // from the root stream created earlier.
    CCompound* thecompound = CCompound::NewL(*store,store->Root());

                // Show contents of the CCompound object (and its
                // components)
    _LIT(KTxtRestoredContent,"... Restored CCompound content.");
    doShow(KTxtRestoredContent,*thecompound);
                
                // destroy the store object (this also closes the file
                // containing the store) 
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();

                // Now destroy the CCompound object
    delete thecompound;
    }

_LIT(KTxtNewLine,"\n");
_LIT(KFormatType1,"\n%d");
_LIT(KFormatType2,"\n%S");
_LIT(KFormatType3,"\n%u");
_LIT(KFormatType4,"\n%f");

LOCAL_C void doShow(const TDesC& aHeading,const CCompound& aCompound)
    {
    console->Printf(KTxtNewLine);
    console->Printf(aHeading);
    console->Printf(KFormatType2,&aCompound.iCa->iBufferA);
    console->Printf(KFormatType1,aCompound.iCa->iXA);
    console->Printf(KFormatType3,aCompound.iCa->iYA);
    console->Printf(KFormatType2,&aCompound.iCb->iBufferB);
    console->Printf(KFormatType4,aCompound.iTc.iZC);
    console->Printf(KTxtNewLine);
    }

//***************************************************************
//***************************************************************

                // The CCompound destructor
CCompound::~CCompound()
    {
    delete iCa;
    delete iCb;
    }

                // Construct a new plain CCompound object and
                // place on the cleanup stack.
CCompound* CCompound::NewLC()
    {
    CCompound* self=new (ELeave) CCompound;
    CleanupStack::PushL(self);
    self->ConstructL();
    return self;
    }

                // Complete the construction of the 
                // plain CCompound object
void CCompound::ConstructL()
    {
    iCa = new (ELeave) CClassA;
    iCb = new (ELeave) CClassB;
    }

                // Construct a new CCompound object from 
                // the input stream.
CCompound* CCompound::NewL(CStreamStore& aStore,TStreamId anId)
    {
    CCompound* self=CCompound::NewLC(aStore,anId);
    CleanupStack::Pop();
    return self;
    }

                // Construct a new CCompound object from 
                // the root stream of the store and 
                // place on the cleanup stack.
CCompound* CCompound::NewLC(CStreamStore& aStore,TStreamId anId)
    {
    CCompound* self=new (ELeave) CCompound;
    CleanupStack::PushL(self);
    self->ConstructL(aStore,anId);
    return self;
    }

                // Complete the construction of the 
                // CCompound object
void CCompound::ConstructL(CStreamStore& aStore,TStreamId anId)
    {
    iCa = new (ELeave) CClassA;
    iCb = new (ELeave) CClassB;
    RestoreL(aStore,anId);
    }

void CCompound::RestoreL(CStreamStore& aStore,TStreamId anId)
    {
    RStoreReadStream instream;
    instream.OpenLC(aStore,anId);
    InternalizeL(instream);
                    // Cleanup the stream object.
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();          
    }

                // Read the components and data members 
                // of the CCompound object from the stream.
void CCompound::InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream)
    {
    aStream >> *iCa;    
    aStream >> *iCb;
    aStream >> iTc;
    }

TStreamId CCompound::StoreL(CStreamStore& aStore)
    {
    RStoreWriteStream outstream;
    TStreamId id = outstream.CreateLC(aStore);
                // Stream out this CCompound object
    ExternalizeL(outstream);
                // Commit changes to the stream
    outstream.CommitL();
                // Cleanup the stream object.
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();
    return id;
    }
                // Write the components and data members 
                // of the CCompound object to the stream
void CCompound::ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const
    {
    aStream << *iCa;
    aStream << *iCb;
    aStream << iTc;
    }

//***************************************************************
//***************************************************************

                // Read the data members of the CClassA 
                // object from the stream.
void CClassA::InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream)
    {
    aStream >> iBufferA;
      iXA = aStream.ReadInt32L();
    iYA = aStream.ReadUint32L();
    }  
                // Write the data members of the CClassA 
                // object to the stream.
void CClassA::ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream)const
    {
    aStream << iBufferA;
    aStream.WriteInt32L(iXA);
    aStream.WriteUint32L(iYA);
    }  

//***************************************************************
//***************************************************************

                // Read the data member(s) of the CClassB 
                // object from the stream.
void CClassB::InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream)
    {
    aStream >> iBufferB;
      }
                // Write the data member(s) of the CClassB 
                // object to the stream.
void CClassB::ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const
    {
    aStream << iBufferB;
    }  

//***************************************************************
//***************************************************************

                // Write the data member(s) of the TClassC 
                // object to the stream.
void TClassC::ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const
    {
    aStream.WriteReal64L(iZC);
    }  
                // Read the data member(s) of the TClassC 
                // object from the stream.
void TClassC::InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream)
    {
    iZC = aStream.ReadReal64L();
    }  
       



    
    

// BLD.INF
// Component description file 
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

PRJ_MMPFILES

CompoundClass.mmp

//CompoundClass.mmp
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

// using relative paths for source and userinclude directories

TARGET        CompoundClass.exe
TARGETTYPE    exe
UID           0
VENDORID 0x70000001

SOURCEPATH    .
SOURCE        CompoundClass.cpp

USERINCLUDE   .
USERINCLUDE   ..\..\CommonFramework
SYSTEMINCLUDE \Epoc32\include

LIBRARY       euser.lib efsrv.lib estor.lib


Description

This example shows how a compound object is externalized to and internalized from a single stream.


Classes used