Synopsis

Returns a pointer to an ORB object.

C++ Binding

static CORBA::ORB_ptr TP::orb();

Arguments

None.

Exceptions

None.

Description

Access to the ORB object allows the application to invoke ORB operations, such as string_to_object() and object_to_string().

Note: Because the TP Framework owns the ORB object, the application must not delete it.

Return Value

Upon successful completion, orb() returns a pointer to the ORB object that is created by the TP Framework when the server program is started.