mi::nservices::IConverter Class Reference
[Types]
Description
Provides the ability to convert between different data types. A converter implementation would typically want to provide conversions between mi::IString and all other mi::IData_simple types as well as all mi::ICompound and mi::IMap. Conversion between compatible mi::ICompound types can also prove useful.
Public Member Functions
- virtual IData* convert_to( const IData* from, const char* type_name) =0
- Converts the supplied data to the type specified in type_name. More...
- template< class T>T* convert_to( const IData* from, const char* type_name)
- Converts the supplied data to the type specified in type_name. More...
Member Functions
- virtual IData* mi::nservices::IConverter::convert_to( const IData* from, const char* type_name) [pure virtual]
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Converts the supplied data to the type specified in type_name. If from is already represented by type_name then it is simply retained and returned.
Parameters
- from
- the object to convert from.
- type_name
- the type to convert to.
Returns
the converted type or NULL if the conversion cannot be performed.
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template< class T>
T* mi::nservices::IConverter::convert_to( const IData* from, const char* type_name) [inline] -
Converts the supplied data to the type specified in type_name. If from is already represented by type_name then it is simply retained and returned.
Parameters
- from
- the object to convert from.
- type_name
- the type to convert to.
Returns
the converted type or NULL if the conversion cannot be performed.