Pure CORBA

Chapter 15. IDL Data Types

This chapter provides an IDL syntax and language mapping reference for all of the core IDL data types. This reference material is split across the following major sections:

• Built-In IDL Types—Describes basic built-in types, such as boolean and long, as well as keywords, such as union and struct, that enable the user to define new IDL data types.

• Pseudo-IDL from the CORBA Module—Describes core object types from the CORBA module, such as CORBA::NamedValue and CORBA::Object.

• Exception Types—Describes the C++ and Java exception base classes.

• The PortableServer Module—Describes a few types in the PortableServer module that have non-standard mappings to C++ and Java.

• Java Helper and Holder Types—Describes the templates used ...