adr_type_t Type

Each data type is represented by an adr_type_t type, whether it is just a base type or a complex type of nested structures and arrays. The adr_type_t contains all the information necessary to understand the structure of the type. libadr provides statically-allocated singletons of adr_type_t type for the base types. These singleton types are more than a convenience. They must be used when referencing the base types.

The base types and their corresponding array types are listed in the following table.

Table 3-1 ADR Base and Array Types

ADR type	C adr_type_t	C array adr_type_t
string	adr_t_string	adr_t_array_string
integer	adr_t_integer	adr_t_array_integer
uinteger	adr_t_uinteger	adr_t_array_uinteger
long	adr_t_long	adr_t_array_long
ulong	adr_t_ulong	adr_t_array_ulong
time	adr_t_time	adr_t_array_time
name	adr_t_name	adr_t_array_name
boolean	adr_t_boolean	adr_t_array_boolean
opaque	adr_t_opaque	adr_t_array_opaque
secret	adr_t_secret	adr_t_array_secret
float	adr_t_float	adr_t_array_float
double	adr_t_double	adr_t_array_double
reference	adr_t_reference	adr_t_array_reference

The adr_type_t for a derived type should also be unique, but obviously they cannot be defined by libadr. Although technically adr_type_t could be dynamically allocated, at the moment, the only supported way of defining an adr_type_t is to generate a definition using the ADR IDL and radadrgen.