63.2 Repository object

Repositories are provided to store objects retrieved by name. Both the repositories and the content of the repositories are created by the API; the user can only retrieve objects from repositories. Iterators are provided to navigate the repositories.

63.2.1 operator[](...)

This method accesses an item in an odb_Repository object. This method should be used with caution because it does not perform any checking of the index range.

Prototype

type [odb_string name] const;

Required argument

name

A char* or an odb_String specifying the object to be retrieved.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

The object of type type saved in the repository under the given name.

Exceptions

None.

63.2.2 get/constGet(...)

This method accesses an item in an odb_Repository object.

Prototype

type get(const char* name);
const type& constGet(const char* name) const;

Required argument

name

A char* or an odb_String specifying the object to be retrieved.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

The object of type type saved in the repository under the given name.

Exceptions

None.

63.2.3 isMember(...)

This method checks whether an object with a given name is stored in the repository.

Prototype

bool isMember(const odb_String& name) const;
bool isMember(const char* name) const;

Required argument

name

A char* or an odb_String specifying the name under which the object is stored.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

A Boolean specifying whether the object is stored in the repository.

Exceptions

None.

63.2.4 size(...)

This method returns the number of items in an odb_Repository object.

Prototype

int size() const;

Arguments

None.

Return value

An Int indicating the number of items in the repository.

Exceptions

None.