001/* DynFixedHelper.java --
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039
040package org.omg.DynamicAny;
041
042import gnu.CORBA.OrbRestricted;
043
044import org.omg.CORBA.BAD_OPERATION;
045import org.omg.CORBA.BAD_PARAM;
046import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
047import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
048import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
049import org.omg.CORBA.MARSHAL;
050import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
051
052/**
053 * The helper operations for {@link DynFixed}. Following the 1.5 JDK
054 * specifications, DynFixed is always a local object, so the two methods of this
055 * helper ({@link #read} and {@link #write} are not in use, always throwing
056 * {@link MARSHAL}.
057 * 
058 * @specnote always throwing MARSHAL in read and write ensures compatibility
059 * with other popular implementations like Sun's.
060 * 
061 * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
062 */
063public abstract class DynFixedHelper
064{
065  /**
066   * Cast the passed object into the DynFixed. As DynFixed is a local object,
067   * the method just uses java type cast.
068   * 
069   * @param obj the object to narrow.
070   * @return narrowed instance.
071   * @throws BAD_PARAM if the passed object is not a DynFixed.
072   */
073  public static DynFixed narrow(org.omg.CORBA.Object obj)
074  {
075    try
076      {
077        return (DynFixed) obj;
078      }
079    catch (ClassCastException cex)
080      {
081        throw new BAD_PARAM(obj.getClass().getName() + " is not a DynFixed");
082      }
083  }
084  
085  /**
086   * Narrow the given object to the DynFixed. For the objects that are
087   * always local, this operation does not differ from the ordinary
088   * {@link #narrow} (ClassCastException will be thrown if narrowing something
089   * different). See OMG issue 4158.
090   * 
091   * @param obj the object to cast.
092   * 
093   * @return the casted DynFixed.
094   * 
095   * @since 1.5 
096   */
097  public static DynFixed unchecked_narrow(org.omg.CORBA.Object obj)
098  {
099    return narrow(obj);
100  }    
101
102  /**
103   * Get the type code of the {@link DynFixed}.
104   */
105  public static TypeCode type()
106  {
107    return OrbRestricted.Singleton.create_interface_tc(id(), "DynFixed");
108  }
109
110  /**
111   * Insert the DynFixed into the given Any.
112   * 
113   * @param any the Any to insert into.
114   * 
115   * @param that the DynFixed to insert.
116   */
117  public static void insert(Any any, DynFixed that)
118  {
119    any.insert_Object(that);
120  }
121
122  /**
123   * Extract the DynFixed from given Any.
124   * 
125   * @throws BAD_OPERATION if the passed Any does not contain DynFixed.
126   */
127  public static DynFixed extract(Any any)
128  {
129    return narrow(any.extract_Object());
130  }
131
132  /**
133   * Get the DynFixed repository id.
134   * 
135   * @return "IDL:omg.org/DynamicAny/DynFixed:1.0", always.
136   */
137  public static String id()
138  {
139    return "IDL:omg.org/DynamicAny/DynFixed:1.0";
140  }
141
142  /**
143   * This should read DynFixed from the CDR input stream, but (following the JDK
144   * 1.5 API) it does not.
145   * 
146   * @param input a org.omg.CORBA.portable stream to read from.
147   * 
148   * @specenote Sun throws the same exception.
149   * 
150   * @throws MARSHAL always.
151   */
152  public static DynFixed read(InputStream input)
153  {
154    throw new MARSHAL(DynAnyFactoryHelper.not_applicable(id()));
155  }
156
157  /**
158   * This should read DynFixed from the CDR input stream, but (following the JDK
159   * 1.5 API) it does not.
160   * 
161   * @param output a org.omg.CORBA.portable stream to write into.
162   * 
163   * @specenote Sun throws the same exception.
164   * 
165   * @throws MARSHAL always.
166   */
167  public static void write(OutputStream output, DynFixed value)
168  {
169    throw new MARSHAL(DynAnyFactoryHelper.not_applicable(id()));
170  }
171}