DDS::Entity Class Reference

Base class for all DDS Entities. More...

Inheritance diagram for DDS::Entity:

Public Member Functions
virtual StatusCondition *	get_statuscondition ()
	Gets the StatusCondition associated with this Entity. NOTE: The entity maintains ownership of the statuscondition, and it remains valid only as long as the Entity is valid. Destroying the Entity also destroys the status condition.
virtual StatusMask	get_status_changes ()=0
	Gets the current status changes from this Entity.
virtual ReturnCode_t	enable ()
	Enable this Entity. More...
virtual InstanceHandle_t	get_instance_handle ()
	Gets the handle that locally identifies this Entity.

Detailed Description

Base class for all DDS Entities.

Member Function Documentation

virtual ReturnCode_t DDS::Entity::enable ( )

virtual

Enable this Entity.

An Entity will begin to communicate only after it is enabled.

Reimplemented in DDS::DataReader, DDS::DataWriter, DDS::Topic, DDS::Subscriber, DDS::Publisher, and DDS::DomainParticipant.