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<p><A HREF="#Introduction">Introduction</A><BR>
<A HREF="#Keywords">Keywords</A><BR>
<A HREF="#Array">Basetypes<br>
</A> <A HREF="#Comments">Comments</A> <A HREF="#Array"><br>
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<a href="#Union">Union</a> </p>
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<FONT COLOR="#ffffff"><FONT SIZE=4>Introduction</FONT></FONT></H3>
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<P>The unoidl is an idl language (interface description language) which is
similar to the corba idl. Idl is a language to describe interfaces and
types independently of any programming language and hardware platform. An
idl description is used by the idl compiler to generate code for these
interfaces in a selected target language. The generated code provides the
use of the described interfaces in the selected target language. The
mapping of the idl description to the target language was defined in an
appropriate language binding. </P>
<P>All possible idl definitions will be described now. The reader who is
intimate in C++ programming will see, that the syntax of the idl is similar
to the C++ syntax. Because the lexical conventions of the idl and the
structure of the definitions have a large degree with the ANSI standard for
C++.</P>
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<H3><A NAME="Keywords"></A><FONT COLOR="#ffffff">Keywords</FONT></H3>
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<P>The following table shows all keywords of the unoidl. All the keywords
are reserved and cannot be used as an identifier.</P>
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<TD WIDTH=17%><b>any</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>attribute</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>boolean</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>bound</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>byte</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>case</b></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=17%><b>char</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>const</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>constants</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>constrained</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>default</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>double</b></TD>
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<P><b>enum</b></P>
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<TD WIDTH=17%><b>exception</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>float</b></TD>
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<P><b>hyper</b></P>
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<P><b>in</b></P>
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<P><b>inout</b></P>
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<P><b>interface</b></P>
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<P><b>long</b></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><b>maybeambigious</b></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><b>maybedefault</b></P>
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<P><b>maybevoid</b></P>
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<P><b>module</b></P>
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<p><b>needs</b></p>
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<p><b>observes</b></p>
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<p><b>oneway</b></p>
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<p><b>optional</b></p>
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<p><b>out</b></p>
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<p><b>property</b></p>
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<TD WIDTH=17%><b>raises</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>readonly</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>removable</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>sequence</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>service</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>short</b></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=17%><b>string</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>struct</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>switch</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>transient</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>type</b></TD>
<TD WIDTH=17%><b>typedef</b></TD>
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<td width=17%><b>union</b></td>
<td width=17%><b>unsigned</b></td>
<td width=17%><b>void</b></td>
<td width=17%><b>FALSE</b></td>
<td width=17%><b>False</b></td>
<td width=17%><b>TRUE</b></td>
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<TD WIDTH=17%><b>True</b></TD>
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<h3><a name="IDL_Specification"></a><font color="#FFFFFF">IDL language specification</font></h3>
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<p><i>Definition:</i></p>
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<b><a name="1"></a><font color="#FF0000">(1)</font> &lt;idl_specification&gt; := &lt;definition&gt;+
<a name="2"></a><font color="#FF0000">(2)</font> &lt;definition&gt; := &lt;type_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;module_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;constant_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;exception_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;constants_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;service_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="3"></a>(3)</font> &lt;type_decl&gt; := &lt;interface&gt;
| &lt;struct_decl&gt;
| &lt;enum_decl&gt;
| &lt;union_decl&gt;
| &quot;typedef&quot; &lt;type_spec&gt; &lt;declarator&gt; {&quot;,&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; }*
<a name="4"></a><font color="#FF0000">(4)</font> &lt;interface&gt; := &lt;interface_decl&gt;
| &lt;forward_decl&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="5"></a>(5)</font> &lt;forward_decl&gt; := &quot;interface&quot; &lt;identifier&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="6"></a>(6)</font> &lt;interface_decl&gt; := &lt;interface_header&gt; &quot;{&quot; &lt;interface_body&gt; &quot;}&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="7"></a>(7)</font> &lt;interface_header&gt; := &quot;interface&quot; &lt;identifier&gt; [ &lt;interface_inheritance&gt; ]
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="8"></a>(8)</font> &lt;interface_inheritance&gt; := &quot;:&quot; &lt;interface_name&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="9"></a>(9)</font> &lt;interface_name&gt; := &lt;scoped_name&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="10"></a>(10)</font> &lt;scoped_name&gt; := &lt;identifier&gt;
| &quot;::&quot; &lt;scoped_name&gt;
| &lt;scoped_name&gt; &quot;::&quot; &lt;identifier&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="11"></a>(11)</font> &lt;interface_body&gt; := &lt;export&gt;+
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="12"></a>(12)</font> &lt;export&gt; := &lt;attribute_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;operation_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="13"></a>(13)</font> &lt;attribute_decl&gt; := &lt;attribute_head&gt; &lt;type_spec&gt; &lt;declarator&gt; { &quot;,&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; }*
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="14"></a>(14)</font> &lt;attribute_head&gt; := &quot;[&quot; [&quot;readonly&quot; &quot;,&quot;] &quot;attribute&quot; &quot;]&quot;
| &quot;[&quot; &quot;attribute&quot; [&quot;,&quot; &quot;readonly&quot;] &quot;]&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="15"></a>(15)</font> &lt;declarator&gt; := &lt;identifier&gt;
| &lt;array_declarator&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="16"></a>(16)</font> &lt;array_declarator&gt; := &lt;identifier&gt; &lt;array_size&gt;+
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="17"></a>(17)</font> &lt;array_size&gt; := &quot;[&quot; &lt;positive_int&gt; &quot;]&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="18"></a>(18)</font> &lt;positive_int&gt; := &lt;const_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="19"></a>(19)</font> &lt;type_spec&gt; := &lt;simple_type_spec&gt;
| constr_type_spec&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="20"></a>(20)</font> &lt;simple_type_spec&gt; := &lt;base_type_spec&gt;
| &lt;template_type_spec&gt;
| &lt;scoped_name&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="21"></a>(21)</font> &lt;base_type_spec&gt; := &lt;integer_type&gt;
| &lt;floating_point_type&gt;
| &lt;char_type&gt;
| &lt;byte_type&gt;
| &lt;boolean_type&gt;
| &lt;string_type&gt;
| &lt;any_type&gt;
| &lt;type_type&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="22"></a>(22)</font> &lt;template_type&gt; := &lt;sequence_type&gt;
| &lt;array_type&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="23"></a>(23)</font> &lt;sequence_type&gt; := &quot;sequence&quot; &quot;&lt;&quot; &lt;type_spec&gt; &quot;&gt;&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="24"></a>(24)</font> &lt;array_type&gt; := &lt;type_spec&gt; &lt;array_size&gt;+
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="25"></a>(25)</font> &lt;floating_point_type&gt; := &quot;float&quot;
| &quot;double&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="26"></a>(26)</font> &lt;integer_type&gt; := &lt;signed_int&gt;
| &lt;unsinged_int&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="27"></a>(27)</font> &lt;signed_int&gt; := &quot;short&quot;
| &quot;long&quot;
| &quot;hyper&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="28"></a>(28)</font> &lt;unsigned_int&gt; := &quot;unsigned&quot; &quot;short&quot;
| &quot;unsigned&quot; &quot;long&quot;
| &quot;unsigned&quot; &quot;hyper&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="29"></a>(29)</font> &lt;char_type&gt; := &quot;char&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="30"></a>(30)</font> &lt;type_type&gt; := &quot;type&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="31"></a>(31)</font> &lt;string_type&gt; := &quot;string&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="32"></a>(32)</font> &lt;byte_type&gt; := &quot;byte&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="33"></a>(33)</font> &lt;any_type&quot; := &quot;any&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="34"></a>(34)</font> &lt;boolean_type&gt; := &quot;boolean&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="35"></a>(35)</font> &lt;constr_type_spec&gt; := &lt;struct_type&gt;
| &lt;enum_type&gt;
| &lt;union_type&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="36"></a>(36)</font> &lt;struct_type&gt; := &quot;struct&quot; &lt;identifier&gt; [ &lt;struct_inheritance&gt; ] &quot;{&quot; &lt;member&gt;+ &quot;}&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="37"></a>(37)</font> &lt;struct_inheritance&gt; := &quot;:&quot; &lt;scoped_name&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="38"></a>(38)</font> &lt;member&gt; := &lt;type_spec&gt; &lt;declarator&gt; { &quot;,&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; }*
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="39"></a>(39)</font> enum_type&gt; := enum &lt;identifier&gt; &quot;{&quot; &lt;enumerator&gt; { &quot;,&quot; &lt;enumerator&gt; }* &quot;}&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="40"></a>(40)</font> &lt;enumerator&gt; := &lt;identifier&gt; [ &quot;=&quot; &lt;positive_int&gt; ]
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="41"></a>(41)</font> &lt;union_type&gt; := &quot;union&quot; &lt;identifier&gt; &quot;switch&quot; &quot;(&quot; &lt;switch_type_spec&gt; &quot;)&quot;
&quot;{&quot; &lt;switch_body&gt; &quot;}&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="42"></a>(42)</font> &lt;switch_type_spec&gt; := &lt;integer_type&gt;
| &lt;enum_type&gt;
| &lt;scoped_name&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="43"></a>(43)</font> &lt;switch_body&gt; := &lt;case&gt;+
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="44"></a>(44)</font> &lt;case&gt; := &lt;case_label&gt; &lt;element_spec&gt; &quot;;&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="45"></a>(45)</font> &lt;case_label&gt; := &quot;case&quot; &lt;const_expr&gt; &quot;:&quot;
| &quot;default&quot; &quot;:&quot;;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="46"></a>(46)</font> &lt;element_spec&gt; := &lt;type_spec&gt; &lt;declarator&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="47"></a>(47)</font> &lt;exception_decl&gt; := &quot;exception&quot; &lt;identifier&gt; [ &lt;exception_inheritance&gt; ] &quot;{&quot; &lt;member&gt;* &quot;}&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="48"></a>(48)</font> &lt;exception_inheritance&gt; := &quot;:&quot; &lt;scoped_name&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="49"></a>(49)</font> &lt;module_decl&gt; := &quot;module&quot; &lt;identifier&gt; &quot;{&quot; &lt;definition&gt;+ &quot;}&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="50"></a>(50)</font> &lt;constant_decl&gt; := &quot;const&quot; &lt;const_type&gt; &lt;identifier&gt; &quot;=&quot; &lt;const_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="51"></a>(51)</font> &lt;const_type&gt; := &lt;integer_type&gt;
| &lt;char_type&gt;
| &lt;boolean_type&gt;
| &lt;floating_point_type&gt;
| &lt;string_type&gt;
| &lt;scoped_name&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="52"></a>(52)</font> &lt;const_expr&gt; := &lt;or_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="53"></a>(53)</font> &lt;or_expr&gt; := &lt;xor_expr&gt;
| &lt;or_expr&gt; &quot;|&quot; &lt;xor_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="54"></a>(54)</font> &lt;xor_expr&gt; := &lt;and_expr&gt;<br> | &lt;xor_expr&gt; &quot;^&quot; &lt;and_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="55"></a>(55)</font> &lt;and_expr&gt; := &lt;shift_expr&gt;
| &lt;and_expr&gt; &quot;&amp;&quot; &lt;shift_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="56"></a>(56)</font> &lt;shift_expr&gt; := &lt;add_Expr&gt;
| &lt;shift_expr &quot;&gt;&gt;&quot; &lt;add_expr&gt;
| &lt;shift_expr &quot;&lt;&lt;&quot; &lt;add_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="57"></a>(57)</font> &lt;add_expr&gt; := &lt;mult_expr&gt;
| &lt;add_expr&gt; &quot;+&quot; &lt;mult_expr&gt;
| &lt;add_expr&gt; &quot;-&quot; &lt;mult_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="58"></a>(58)</font> &lt;mult_Expr&gt; := &lt;unary_expr&gt;
| &lt;mult_expr&gt; &quot;*&quot; &lt;unary_expr&gt;
| &lt;mult_expr&gt; &quot;/&quot; &lt;unary_expr&gt;
| &lt;mult_expr&gt; &quot;%&quot; &lt;unary_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="59"></a>(59)</font> &lt;unary_expr&gt; := &lt;unary_operator&gt;&lt;primary_expr&gt;
| &lt;primary_expr&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="60"></a>(60)</font> &lt;unary_operator&gt; := &quot;-&quot; | &quot;+&quot; | &quot;~&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="61"></a>(61)</font> &lt;primary_expr&gt; := &lt;scoped_name&gt;
| &lt;literal&gt;
| &quot;(&quot; &lt;const_expr&gt; &quot;)&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="62"></a>(62)</font> &lt;literal&gt; := &lt;integer_literal&gt;
| &lt;string_literal&gt;
| &lt;character_literal&gt;
| &lt;floating_point_literal&gt;
| &lt;boolean_literal&gt;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="63"></a>(63)</font> &lt;boolean_literal&gt; := &quot;TRUE&quot;
| &quot;True&quot;
| &quot;FALSE&quot;
| &quot;False&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="64"></a>(64)</font> &lt;service_decl&gt; := &quot;service&quot; &lt;identifier&gt; &quot;{&quot; &lt;service_member&gt;+ &quot;}&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="65"></a>(65)</font> &lt;service_member&gt; := &lt;property_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;support_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;export_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;observe_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
| &lt;needs_decl&gt; &quot;;&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="66"></a>(66)</font> &lt;property_decl&gt; := &lt;property_head&gt; &lt;type_spec&gt; &lt;declarator&gt; { &quot;,&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; }*
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="67"></a>(67)</font> &lt;property_head&gt; := &quot;[&quot; {&lt;property_flags&gt; &quot;,&quot;}* &quot;property&quot; &quot;]&quot;
| &quot;[&quot; &quot;property&quot; {&quot;,&quot; &lt;property_flags&gt;}* &quot;]&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="68"></a>(68)</font> &lt;property_flags&gt; := &quot;readonly&quot;
| &quot;bound
| &quot;constrained&quot;
| &quot;maybeambigious&quot;
| &quot;maybedefault&quot;
| &quot;maybevoid&quot;
| &quot;optional&quot;
| &quot;removable&quot;
| &quot;transient&quot;
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="69"></a>(69)</font> &lt;support_decl&gt; := &quot;interface&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; { &quot;,&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; }*
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="70"></a>(70)</font> &lt;export_decl&gt; := &quot;service&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; { &quot;,&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; }*
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="71"></a>(71)</font> &lt;observe_decl&gt; := &quot;observe&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; { &quot;,&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; }*
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="72"></a>(72)</font> &lt;needs_decl&gt; := &quot;needs&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; { &quot;,&quot; &lt;declarator&gt; }*
<font color="#FF0000"><a name="73"></a>(73)</font> &lt;constants_decl&gt; := &quot;constants&quot; &lt;identifier&gt; &quot;{&quot; &lt;constant_decl&gt;+ &quot;}&quot;
| </b></pre>
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<H3><A NAME="Basetypes"></A><FONT COLOR="#ffffff">Basetypes</FONT></H3>
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<P>The unoidl supports the following basetypes:</P>
<table width="100%" border="1">
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<td><b>any</b></td>
<td><b>boolean</b></td>
<td><b>byte</b></td>
<td><b>char</b></td>
<td><b>double</b></td>
<td><b>float</b></td>
<td><b>hyper</b></td>
<td><b>long</b></td>
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<td><b>short</b></td>
<td><b>string</b></td>
<td><b>type</b></td>
<td><b>void</b></td>
<td><b>unsigned hyper</b></td>
<td><b>unsigned long</b></td>
<td><b>unsigned short</b></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<P>The values <b>TRUE</b> and <b>FALSE</b> (<b>True</b> and <b>False</b>)
are defined for the <B><I>boolean</I></B> type. The type
<B><I>byte</I></B> is a 1 byte type and represents a type which is not
modified by the transport to another computer. The representation of the
type <B><I>char</I></B> can be different on a computer which
hardware/software architecture is different. It depends on the
representation of the used charset. The type <b>any</b> is a type which
can represent all possible idl types. The type <b>type</b> is a metatype
which describes other types defined in IDL.</P>
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<H3><A NAME="Comments"></A><FONT COLOR="#ffffff">Comments</FONT></H3>
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<P>Comments are used to describe the source code. If the comment support
a special convention, it can be used for automatically generation of
documentation. The unoidl support 4 kinds of comments:</P>
<UL>
<LI>
<p><b>/* comment */</b></p>
<p>All characters between /* and */ are ignored by the idl compiler.
The characters /* are also ignored, so encapsulated comments are not
allowed.</P>
<LI>
<p><b>// comment end_of_line</b></p>
<p>With the characters // starts a comment which ends automatic at
the end of the line. All characters after // up to the end_ of_ line
character are ignored.</p>
<LI>
<p><b>/** comment */</b></p>
<p>The characters /** shows that a special comment for automatic
documentation generation begins. This kind of comment will be saved
as a special documentation string by the compiler for the idl
definition which follow this comment.</p>
<LI>
<p><b>/// comment</b></p>
<p>The characters /// shows that a special comment for automatic
documentation generation begins. All characters after /// up to the
end_ of_ line character are saved as a special documentation string
for the next valid idl definition.</p>
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<h3><a name="Array"></a><font color="#FFFFFF">Array (not final, arrays can
not be used in UNO at this time)</font></h3>
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<p>Arrays are not final specified in the UNO IDL and can not be used with
UNO at this time!!!</p>
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<h3><a name="Union"></a><font color="#FFFFFF">Union (not final, unions can
not be used in UNO at this time)</font></h3>
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<p>Unions are not final specified in the UNO IDL and can not be used with
UNO at this time!!!</p>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="#ffffff"> Author: <A HREF="mailto:juergen.schmidt@germany.sun.com"><FONT COLOR="#ffffff">J&uuml;rgen
Schmidt</FONT></A> ($Date: 2004/10/29 06:35:09 $)<BR>
<I>Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA.</I></FONT>
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