[omniORB] Another dumb question

Adam Cassar accassar@netregistry.net
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 22:02:10 +1000


Maybe next time I should read the code as well. Sorry!

On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 12:00:18PM +0100, Duncan Grisby wrote:
> On Wednesday 1 August, Adam Cassar wrote:
> 
> [ Fixing the top-posing so it makes sense... ]
> 
> > On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 01:41:48PM +0300, Andrew Weaver wrote:
> > > How can I test for a null Object Id as returned by 
> > > 
> > > AnObjId = PortableServer::string_to_ObjectId("FredResMgr"); 
> >
> >  if( CORBA::is_nil( AnObjId))
> > 	 cerr << "eatme!" << endl;
> 
> No. string_to_ObjectId() returns an ObjectId*, so you can test it for
> null just with AnObjId == 0. However, since string_to_ObjectId never
> returns null, it's a pretty pointless thing to be doing.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Duncan.
> 
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