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An IDL template file contains the rules that the Software AG IDL Compiler uses - together with the IDL file - to generate interface objects, skeletons and wrappers for a programming language. EntireX provides several templates for various programming languages.
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Warning: The information in this section is intended for users who wish to write their own template files. Do not change the delivered template files. |
This document explains the syntax of the template files in a formal notation. For an introduction on how to write template files, see Writing Template Files for Software AG IDL Compiler.
{ statement }
A template contains the rules which the IDL Compiler uses with the IDL file. The template is the lexical entity to start with.
See under the lexical entity statement.
assign_string_statement | assign_integer_statement
These statements are used
to assign strings to variable_of_type_string and
variable_of_type_indexed_string,
to compute values and assign them to
variable_of_type_integer.
See the lexical entities assign_string_statement or
assign_integer_statement.
%compute variable_of_type_integer string_with_expression_contents
Compute the expression in
string_with_expression_contents
and assign the result to variable_of_type_integer.
%compute a "&b * (%before + %after) / %eLength"
%assign variable_of_type_string string | %assign variable_of_type_indexed_string string
Assign the string contents to
variable_of_type_string or variable_of_type_indexed_string
%assign A "Assign this string to variable A" %assign A[5] "Assign this
string to occurrence 5 of variable A"
'{' statement [ block ] '}'
A block is a sequence of statements.
See the lexical entity statement.
compare_strings [logical_compare_operator compare_strings]
The logical_compare_operator performs a logical operation of two compare_strings. See
the description of logical_compare_operator and compare_strings for specific
information.
%if "&i" > "3" && "&k" < "20"
{
"the variable i is greater than three AND the variable k is less than twenty"
}
%if "&i" = "1" || "&i" > "3"
{
"the variable i is one OR is greater than three"
}
string [ compare_operator ] string
Compare two strings for a logical condition. The condition can be TRUE
or FALSE.
See lexical entity compare_operator.
| Operator | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equal to(default) | |
| = | equal to |
| <> | not equal to |
| < | less than |
| <= | less than or equal to |
| > | greater than |
| >= | greater than or equal to |
The logical operators are used in the lexical entity
compare_strings.
| equal to (default) | "A" "?A" |
| equal to | "A" = "?A" |
| not equal to | "A" <> "?A" |
| less than | "A" < "?A" |
| less than or equal to | "A" <= "?A" |
| greater than | "A" > "?A" |
| greater than or equal to | "A" >= "?A" |
assign_statement | definition-statement | file_handling_statement | if_statement | loop_statement | output_control_statement
control_statements determine the processing logic of a template. They do not create output.
See lexical entities:
definition-of-base-type-template | definition-of-direction-template | definition-of-group-template | definition-of-index-template | definition-of-line-number-format-template | definition-of-member-separator-template | definition-of-names-format-template | definition-of-nest-level-format-template | definition-of-parent-identifier-template | definition-of-parent-index-template | definition-of-structure-template | definition-of-UnboundedArray-template.
definition_statements give directives to the IDL Compiler.
They do not create output.
See lexical entities:
%using definition-of-base-type output-statement
All references to the output_substitution_sequence %type in a
loop_over_parameters are in the output as specified in
output_statement. Default
output-statement is "" (empty).
| A | %using A "unsigned char
%name%index[%eLength]" |
| AV | %using AV "ERX_HVDATA %name%index" |
| B | %using B "unsigned char
%name%index[%eLength]" |
| BV | %using BV "ERX_HVDATA %name%index" |
| D | %using D "unsigned char
%name%index[ERX_GET_PACKED_LEN(7)]" |
| F4 | %using F4 "float %name%index" |
| F8 | %using F8 "double %name%index" |
| I1 | %using I1 "signed char %name%index" |
| I2 | %using I2 "short %name%index;" |
| I4 | %using I4 "long %name%index;" |
| K | %using K "unsigned char
%name%index[%eLength]" |
| KV | %usingKV "ERX_HVDATA %name%index" |
| L | %using L "unsigned char %name%index" |
| N | %using N "unsigned char
%name%index[%before+%after]" |
| NU | %using NU "unsigned char
%name%index[%before+%after]" |
| P | %using P "unsigned char"
%name%index[ERX_GET_PACKED_LEN(%before+%after)]" |
| PU | %using PU "unsigned char
%name%index[ERX_GET_PACKED_LEN(%before+%after)]" |
| T | %using T "unsigned char |
A | AV | B | BV | D | F4 | F8 | I1 | I2 | I4 | K | KV | L | N | NU | P | PU | T
For a description of the definition-of-base-type see IDL Data Types.
| A | Reference to IDL data type Alphanumeric. |
| AV | Reference to IDL data type Alphanumeric variable length |
| B | Reference to IDL data type Binary. |
| BV | Reference to IDL data type Binary variable length. |
| D | Reference to IDL data type Date. |
| F4 | Reference to IDL data type Floating point (small). |
| F8 | Reference to IDL data type Floating point (large). |
| I1 | Reference to IDL data type Integer (small). |
| I2 | Reference to IDL data type Integer (medium). |
| I4 | Reference to IDL data type Integer (large). |
| K | Reference to IDL data type Kanji. |
| KV | Reference to IDL data type Kanji variable length. |
| L | Reference to IDL data type Logical. |
| N | Reference to IDL data type Unpacked decimal. |
| NU | Reference to IDL data type Unpacked decimal unsigned. |
| P | Reference to IDL data type Packed decimal. |
| PU | Reference to IDL data type Packed decimal unsigned. |
| T | Reference to IDL data type Time. |
%using %direction output-statement output-statement output-statement
All references to the output_substitution_sequence %direction in a
loop_over_parameters are in the output as specified in output-statement. If a
parameter is of direction IN, the first output-statement will be used, the
second output-statement will be used for direction OUT and the third for INOUT
(see attribute-list). Default output-statement is "" "" "" (empty).
%using %direction "In" "Out" "In Out"
%using G output-statement output-statement
If the parameter is a group (see
group-parameter-definition) in
a loop_over_parameters, all references to the output_substitution_sequence
%type will be written into the output as specified in the output-statements.
The first output-statement is the group prefix, typically the data type of the
target programming language. The second output-statement is the group suffix
which usually indicates the end of the group. Default output-statement is ""
(empty).
%using G "struct {" "%outBlank} %name;"
%using %index output-statement output-statement output-statement output-statement
All references to the output_substitution_sequence %index in a
loop_over_parameters will be written into the output as specified in the
output-statements. According to the IDL (see
array-definition), up to 3
dimensions are supported. The first output-statement is for scalar parameters,
the second output-statement for 1-dimensional arrays, the third
output-statement for 2-dimensional arrays and the fourth output-statement for
3-dimensional arrays. Default output-statement is "" (empty).
%using %index "" "[%1_index]" "[%2_index][%1_index]"
"[%3_index][%2_index][%1_index]"
%using %NumberLine output-statement
All references to the output_substitution_sequence %LibCount,
%ProgCount and %NameCount are written into the output as specified in the
output-statements. The output-statement uses the C printf format notation.
Default output-statement is %u.
%using %NumberLine "%.4u"
%using %member output-statement
Specify a template for a fully qualified name of parameters. All
references to the output_substitution_sequence %member in a
loop_over_parameters are written into the output as specified in the
output-statements. The IDL Compiler builds an internal tree hierarchy
of parameters, structures and groups. If a parameter has a parent, it will be
inserted before the fully qualified name. If a parameter has no parent, the
output-statement will not be used. Default output-statement is "" (empty).
%using %member "%name%Index."
%using %Format output-statement
Specify a template for library, program or parameter name strings. All
references to the output_substitution_sequence %OutputLevel in a
loop_over_parameters are written into the output as specified in the
output-statements. The output-statement uses the C printf format notation.
Default output-statement is %s.
%using %Format "%s.ext"
%using %outBlank output-statement
The output-statement definition replaces the blank (default), which
will be used with the %outBlank statement. The statement will not be
interpreted and will be used as it is. You cannot write an expression
(string_with_expression_contents) or a variable (variable_of_type_string
string) in this output statement. See the table entry
definition-of-OutBlank-template in the section
output_substitution_sequence for further information.
%using %outBlank "\t"
%using %OutputLevel output-statement
Specify a template for nesting level strings. The nesting level is the
depth where a parameter is specified. All references to the
output_substitution_sequence %OutputLevel in a loop_over_parameters are written
into the output as specified in the output-statements. The output-statement
uses the C printf format notation. Default output-statement is %using.
%using %OutputLevel "%u"
%using %Xparent output-statement output-statement
Specify a template for the parent. All references to the
output_substitution_sequence %Xparent in a loop_over_parameters are written
into the output as specified in the output-statements. If a parameter has no
parent and the second output-statement is not empty, the second
output-statement is used, otherwise, the first. The first output-statement uses
the C printf format notation. Default is "%u" "" (second statement
is empty).
%using %Xparent "%d" "ERX_NO_PARENT_V2"
%using %Index output-statement output-statement output-statement output-statement
Specify a template for a parameter's parent index. The
IDL Compiler builds an internal tree hierarchy of parameters,
structures and groups. A parameter's immediate parent in this hierarchy can be
an array. All references to the output_substitution_sequence %Index in a
loop_over_parameters are written into the output source code as specified in
the output-statements. The output-statement describes the syntax for defining
arrays of up to 3 dimensions as defined by the IDL (see
array-definition). The
Output_substitution_sequence %Index (uppercase I) is very similar to the
output_substitution_sequence %index (defined with
definition-of-index-template),
but is useful only for building member names using output_substitution_sequence
%member. Default output-statement is "" (empty).
%using %Index "" "[0]" "[0][0]" "[0][0][0]"
%using %member "%Index."
%using S output-statement
If the parameter is a structure (see
structure-parameter-definition (IDL))
in a a loop_over_parameters, all references to the output_substitution_sequence
%type will be written into the output as specified in the output-statements.
"INCLUDE AS GROUP" specified as the output-statement will embed
all parameters (see parameter-data-definition) of the structure as if they were
a group.
%using S "INCLUDE AS GROUP"
%using UnboundedArray output-statement %using UnboundedArray ""
If the parameter is an unbounded array (see
array-definition) in a
loop_over_parameters, all references to the output_substitution_sequence %type
will be written into the output as specified in the output-statements
statement, i.e. the settings of the
definition-of-base-type
are overwritten. The first form overwrites the settings of the
definition-of-base-type. The second form switches back to the
definition-of-base-type settings.
%using UnboundedArray "ERX_HARRAY"
%error output_character_sequence
Use the error_statement to exit your template with an error message.
The execution of the template will be stopped at this statement and the error
message will be given to the caller. The %error statement can be used in the
main template and in subtemplates as well. The execution of the whole template
compiling process will be stopped regardless of the type of template it is used
in.
%if "$(TARGET)" <> "COBOL" && "$(TARGET)" <> "BATCH"
{
%error "TARGET not supported."
}
%execute output-statement [(parameter_list)] [return (return_list)]
Use the %execute statement to include another template file in the
current template file like a subprogram. You can outsource often-used code to
an external template file. The executed template file uses a NEW CLEAN
environment context. Only the %library, %program, %x_struct, %name, %LibCount,
%ProgCount and %NameCount are known in the executed template file. No other
variables or IDL parameters (output_substitution_sequence) are defined in the
executed template file. You must for example have a %name loop
(loop_over_parameters) to have access to an IDL parameter
(output_substitution_sequence). All changes in the executed files will be lost
after calling the include file and will have no effect in the calling
template.
The %execute statement can be called with a list of parameters
(parameter_list). The parameter_list needs to be set in brackets. This list of
parameters will be copied into the variables in the executed file in the
following order: ?A, ?B, ?C, ..., for example a list of parameters in the
%execute statement ("AA" "BB" "CC" "DD"). These parameters will be available in
the following variables: "?A" => "AA", "?B" => "BB", "?C" => "CC",
"?D" => "DD".
The %execute statement can have a "return" statement to return a list
of parameters (return_list), as well.
This return_list has to be returned with the
return_statement. The count of
the expected and the returned parameter must be the same and the type of the
parameters must match. For example, if the expected return parameter is a
variable_of_type_string, the
return parameter type must be a variable_of_type_string and if the expected
return parameter is a variable_of_type_integer, the
return parameter type must be a variable_of_type_integer.
%execute "subprog.tpl" ("?A" "&i" "10")
%execute "subprog.tpl" ("?Z" "%OutputLevel" "subprog" "10") return ("?C" "&f")
File main.tpl
%assign A "Test variable A"
%assign B "Test variable B"
%assign C "Length of A and B is"
%compute i "#A" ; length of the variable A
%compute j "#B" ; length of the variable B
%execute "calc.tpl" ("?C" "&i" "&j") return ("?Z")
"?Z\n" ; print the returned variable
; the output should be "Length of A and B is 30"
File calc.tpl
; the execute parameters are in the following variables
; ?A => the ?C of the main template = "Length of A and B is"
; ?B => the &i of the main template = "15"
; ?C => the &j of the main template = "15"
%compute a "?B + ?C"
%assign T "?A &a"
%return ("?T")
%file [output-statement]
Use the %file statement to direct the output to a specific file. Only
one file can be open at a time. If no file is open, all output goes to STDOUT
by default. If output-statement is left blank, the file currently open is
closed. All open files are implicitly closed if either a new open file
statement is encountered or the IDL Compiler terminates.
%file "%library.MAK" ; open a file .... %file "" ; close the file
%if compare_expression statement [if-elif-extension] [%else statement]
If compare_expression is TRUE, then
interpret statement. If compare_expression is FALSE and if there is an
if-elif-extension, interpret the if-elif-extension.
If all compare_expressions in all if-elif-extensions are FALSE and if
there is an else block, interpret the statement in the else block.
%if "%type%index" ""
"\n"
%elif "%index" ""
"(%type)\n"
%else
"(%type%index)\n"
%elif compare_expression statement [if-elif-extension]
If compare_expression is TRUE, then
interpret the statement. If compare_expression is FALSE and if there is an
if-elif-extension, interpret the if-elif-extension.
See lexical entity if_statement.
&& |
logical AND operator
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|| |
logical OR operator
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The logical operators perform logical AND (&&) and logical OR
( || ) operations. The logical AND operator has a higher priority than the
logical OR operator.
See the lexical entity compare_expression.
loop_over_libraries | loop_over_parameters | loop_over_programs | loop_over_structures | loop_of_while
Loop sequences instruct the IDL Compiler to loop through all
occurrences of libraries (see library-definition), programs
(see program-definition),
structures (see structure-definition) and parameters
(see parameter-data-definition).
See lexical entities:
%library statement
This loop statement instructs the IDL Compiler to loop
through all occurrences of libraries (see
library-definition).
%library
{
....
}
%name statement
This loop statement instructs the IDL Compiler to loop
through all occurrences of parameters (see
parameter-data-definition). A
loop over parameters must be placed in a
loop_over_programs or loop_over_structures.
%name
{
....
}
%program statement
This loop statement instructs the IDL Compiler to loop
through all occurrences of programs (see
program-definition). A loop over programs must be placed in a loop_over_libraries.
%program
{
....
}
%x_struct statement
This loop statement instructs the IDL Compiler to loop
through all occurrences of structures (see
structure-definition). A
loop over structures must be placed in a
loop_over_libraries or loop_over_programs. In a
loop_over_libraries all structures in the library (see library-definition) are accessed. In a
loop_over_programs all structures in the current program (see
program-definition) are
accessed.
%structure
{
....
}
%while compare_expression statement
Loop while compare_strings is TRUE.
%compute i "0"
%while "&i" < "10"
{
....
%compute i "&i + 1"
}
%message output_character_sequence
Use the message_statement to notify the template user with a message.
The output_character_sequence will report as the message on the console.
%if "%eLength" > "32766"
{
%message "Maximum length for %type usually 32766"
}
output_character_sequence | output_escape_sequence | output_formatting_sequence| output_of_variable | output_substitution_sequence
See lexical entities:
See lexical entities:
Simple sequences of characters not matching other output such as
output_escape_sequence, output_formatting_sequence,
output_of_variable or output_substitution_sequence
form a character sequence.
"This is a character sequences in an output statement."
%IMS+ | %IMS- | %IMS
The IMS flag. If this flag is set, the parameter in the
loop_over_parameters, that are marked with the IMS attribute in the IDL file
will also be taken into consideration. If this flag is off, all parameters that
are marked with the IMS attribute will be ignored. If + or - are not specified,
the flag will be toggled. The default is off.
%IMS+
%library
{
%program
{
%name
{
"%name"
}
}
}
%IMSONLY+ | % IMSONLY - | % IMSONLY
The IMSONLY flag. If this flag is set, parameters in the
loop_over_parameters that are not marked with the IMS attribute in the IDL file
will be ignored. If this flag is off, the loop_over_parameters will work as
usual. If + or - are not specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is
off.
%IMSONLY+
%library
{
%program
{
%name
{
"%name - this parameter has an ims attribute"
}
}
}
(Defaults are underlined.)
%UpperCase+ | %UpperCase- | %UpperCase %UpperCasePgm+ | %UpperCasePgm- | %UpperCasePgm %LowerCase+ | %LowerCase- | %LowerCase
UpperCase |
Name uppercase flag. If this flag is set, %name
substitution_sequences written to the output will be converted to uppercase. If
no + or - is specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is off.
|
UpperCasePgm |
Program uppercase flag. If this flag is set, %program
substitution_sequences written to the output will be converted to uppercase. If
no + or - is specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is off.
|
LowerCase |
Name lowercase flag. If this flag is set, %name
substitution_sequences written to the output will be converted to lowercase. If
no + or - is specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is on.
|
UpperCase |
%UpperCase+ |
Set name uppercase flag on. |
%UpperCase- |
Set name uppercase flag off. | |
%UpperCase |
Toggle name uppercase flag. | |
UpperCasePgm |
%UpperCasePgm+ |
Set program uppercase flag on. |
%UpperCasePgm- |
Set program uppercase flag off. | |
%UpperCasePgm |
Toggle program uppercase flag. | |
LowerCase |
%LowerCase+ |
Set name lowercase flag on. |
%LowerCase- |
Set name lowercase flag off. | |
%LowerCase |
Toggle name lowercase flag. |
(Defaults are underlined.)
%Sanitize+ | %Sanitize- | %Sanitize %SanitizeCamelCased+ | %SanitizeCamelCased- | %SanitizeCamelCased %SanitizeCobol+ | %SanitizeCobol- | %SanitizeCobol %SanitizePascalCased+ | %SanitizePascalCased- | %SanitizePascalCased
Sanitize |
Sanitize flag for C programming language. If this flag is set,
%x_struct, %u_struct, %name, %program and %library substitution sequences
written to the output will be forced to follow C conventions. The special
characters '#', '$', '&', '+', '-', '.', '/' and '@' in parameter names
permitted in the IDL file will be converted to underscores '_' to produce valid
C names. If + or - are not specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is
on.
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SanitizeCamelCased |
Sanitize flag for C# programming language. If this flag is
set, %x_struct, %u_struct, %name, %program and %library substitution sequences
written to the output will be forced to follow camel-cased naming conventions
as they are used in C#. The special characters '#', '$', '&', '+', '-',
'.', '/', '@' and '_' in parameter names permitted in the IDL file will be
removed. The character following the special character will be converted to
uppercase and all other characters to lowercase. The very first character
within %name, %program, and %library substitution sequences will be converted
to lowercase. %UpperCase- and %LowerCase- must be set also to have CamelCased
names. If + or - are not specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is
off.
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SanitizeCobol |
Sanitize flag for COBOL programming language. If this flag is
set, %x_struct, %u_struct, %name, %program and %library substitution sequences
written to the output will be forced to follow COBOL conventions. The special
characters '#', '$', '&', '+', '.', '/', '@' and '_' in parameter names
permitted in the IDL file will be converted to hyphen '-' to produce valid
COBOL names. . If a parameter name starts with a digit, e.g. '1', it is prefixed
with the character 'P'. If + or - are not specified, the flag will be toggled. The default
is off.
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SanitizeDCOMWrapper |
Sanitize flag for DCOM Wrapper. If this flag is set, %x_struct, %u_struct, %name,
%program and %library substitution sequences written to the output will be forced to follow
DCOM conventions. The special characters '#', '$', '&', '+', '-', '.', '/' and '@' in parameter
names permitted in the IDL file will be converted to underscores '_' to produce valid DCOM names.
All preceding underscores in parameter names are deleted. If a parameter name starts with a digit,
e.g. '1', it is prefixed with the character 'P'. If + or - are not specified, the flag will be
toggled. The default is on.
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SanitizePascalCased |
Sanitize flag for C# programming language. If this flag is
set, %x_struct, %u_struct, %name, %program and %library substitution sequences
written to the output will be forced to follow Pascal-cased naming conventions
as they are used in C#. The special characters '#', '$', '&', '+', '-',
'.', '/', '@' and '_' in parameter names permitted in the IDL file will be
removed. The character following the special character will be converted to
uppercase and all other characters to lowercase. The very first character in
the %name, %program and %library substitution sequences will be converted to
uppercase. %UpperCase- and %LowerCase- must be set also to have PascalCased
names. If + or - are not specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is
off.
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SanitizePLI |
Sanitize flag for the PL/I programming language. If this flag
is set, %x_struct, %u_struct, %name, %program and %library substitution
sequences written to the output will be forced to follow PL/I conventions. The
special character '&', '+', '-', '.' and '/' in parameter names permitted
in the IDL file will be converted to underscores '_' to produce valid PL/I
names. If + or - are not specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is
off.
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Sanitize |
%Sanitize+ |
Set Sanitize flag for C variable names on.
|
%Sanitize- |
Set Sanitize flag for C variable names off.
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|
%Sanitize |
Toggle Sanitize flag for C variable names.
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|
SanitizeCamelCased |
%SanitizeCamelCased+ |
Set Sanitize flag for C# parameter names on.
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%SanitizeCamelCased- |
Set Sanitize flag for C# parameter names off.
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%SanitizeCamelCased |
Toggle Sanitize flag for C# parameter names.
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SanitizeCobol |
%SanitizeCobol+ |
Set Sanitize flag for COBOL variable names on.
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%SanitizeCobol- |
Set Sanitize flag for COBOL variable names off.
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%SanitizeCobol |
Toggle Sanitize flag for COBOL variable names.
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SanitizeDCOMWrapper |
%SanitizeDCOMWrapper+ |
Set Sanitize flag for DCOM names on.
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%SanitizeDCOMWrapper- |
Set Sanitize flag for DCOM names off.
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|
%SanitizeDCOMWrapper |
Toggle Sanitize flag for DCOM names.
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SanitizePascalCased |
%SanitizePascalCased+ |
Set Sanitize flag for C# member names on.
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%SanitizePascalCased- |
Set Sanitize flag for C# member names off.
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%SanitizePascalCased |
Toggle Sanitize flag for C# member names.
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SanitizePLI |
%SanitizePLI+ |
Set Sanitize flag for PL/I member names on.
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%SanitizePLI- |
Set Sanitize flag for PL/I member names off.
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|
%SanitizePLI |
Toggle Sanitize flag for PL/I member names.
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output_control_lower_upper | output_control_sanitize |
output_control_verbose
Use the flags to force upper/lowercase conversions, C, C# or COBOL
language conventions or, for example, for comments to be written into the
output. The default setting when you do not code any output_control_statements
are forced to follow the C programming language convention.
See under the lexical entities:
%verbose+ | %verbose- | %verbose
Verbose flag. If this flag is set, template file output-statements
will be written to the output without being interpreted, e.g. the
substitution_sequences are output as is and not replaced by their meaning. If +
or - are not specified, the flag will be toggled. The default is off.
%verbose+ "/* This is file %program.c */" "/* Please do not modify this file */" %verbose
\\
The escape character is used to change the meaning of the special
characters &, ? and # back to their normal meaning. Special characters
access variables using the output_of_variable lexical entity.
With escape characters it is possible to insert a plain & by typing :
\\&.
"This string contains an ampersand \\&."
| Sequence | Meaning |
|---|---|
\n |
Newline |
\r |
Carriage return |
\t |
Horizontal tab |
\ddd |
ASCII character in octal notation, e.g. \012 for the new
line
|
\xdd |
ASCII character in hex notation, e.g. \x09 for the horizontal
tab
|
Formatting sequences are output control characters such as newline, backspace, etc. For characters in hexadecimal notation, the IDL Compiler ignores all leading zeros. It establishes the end of the hex-specified escape character when it encounters either the first non-hex character or more than two hex characters not including leading zeros. In the latter case, it reports an error and ignores all characters beyond the second one.
"This string ends on this line.\n"
??variable_of_type_indexed_string | ## variable_of_type_indexed_string
| &variable_of_type_integer | ?variable_of_type_string | #variable_of_type_string | $(...)
This form of accessing variables can be used in output_statements. If
it is used, the variable content is written to the output.
&a |
substitutes the integer variable with its number. |
?A |
substitutes the string variable with its contents. |
??A[0] |
substitutes the indexed string variable with its contents. |
#A |
substitutes the string variable with an integer of the length of its contents. |
##B[%OutputLevel] |
substitutes the indexed string variable with an integer of the length of its contents. |
$(TEMP) |
substitutes the option variable with its contents. |
'"' { output } '"'
output is a string consisting of an
output_character_sequence, output_escape_sequence,
output_formatting_sequence, output_of_variable or an
output_substitution_sequence
in any order.
"This is simple output."
| Sequence | Meaning | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
%after |
Inserts the digits after the decimal point of the current
parameter (see simple-parameter-definition)
into the output.
This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
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%Alias |
If a library alias name is used, inserts the library alias
name of the current library (see library-definition) into the output.
If no alias is provided, the library name (contents of %library) is provided in
the %Alias substitution sequence. This substitution sequence can only be used
in an active loop_over_libraries.
|
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%before |
Inserts the digits before decimal point of the current
parameter (see simple-parameter-definition)
into the output.
This substitution sequence can be used only in an active
|
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%Count |
Inserts the output's current line number. The format is
controlled by the definition-of-names-format-template.
|
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%direction |
Inserts the direction of the current parameter (see
parameter-data-definition) into
the output as specified with
definition-of-direction-template.
This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%eLength |
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%file |
Inserts the current filename into the output. | ||||||||||||||
%Format |
Inserts into the output the base name as given by the -F
parameter on start of the The Software AG IDL Compiler. If no -F parameter is
provided during start of the IDL Compiler, the base name of the
idl-file without path and extension is inserted into the output.
|
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%index |
Inserts the index of the current parameter (see
parameter-data-definition) into
the output as specified with definition-of-parent-index-template. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%LibCount |
Inserts the total number of libraries (see
library-definition) as given
in the IDL file into the output. The format is controlled by the
definition-of-line-number-format-template.
|
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%library |
Inserts the current library name (see
library-definition) into the
output. The inserted library name is controlled by
output_control_statement. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_libraries.
|
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%member |
Inserts the fully qualified member name:
(parent...parent...child) into the output. The member name is controlled by
definition-of-member-separator-template. This substitution sequence can only be
used in an active loop_over_parameters.
|
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%Method |
If a program alias is used, inserts the program alias name of
the current program (see program-definition) into the output.
If no alias is provided, the program name (contents of %program) is provided.
This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_programs.
|
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%name |
Inserts the current parameter name (see
parameter-data-definition) into
the output. The parameter name is controlled by
output_control_statement. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%NameCount |
Inserts the total number of parameters (see
parameter-data-definition) of the current program (see program-definition) into the output.
The format is controlled by the definition-of-line-number-format-template. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_programs.
|
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%outBlank |
Writes n blanks (n = nesting level of parameter) into the
output according to the level of the current parameter (see
parameter-data-definition).
This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters. You
can replace the blank with another output statement by using (%using %outBlank
output-statement).
|
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%OutputLevel |
Inserts the level of the parameter (see
parameter-data-definition) into
the output. This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%ProgCount |
Inserts the total number of programs (see
program-definition) in the
current library into the output. The format is controlled by the
definition-of-line-number-format-template. This substitution sequence can only
be used in an active loop_over_libraries.
|
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%program |
Inserts the current program (see
program-definition) name
into the output. The output is controlled by
output_control_statement. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_programs.
|
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%type |
Inserts the parameter type (see
parameter-data-definition) into
the output. The parameter type is controlled by
definition-of-base-type-template,
definition-of-group-template, definition-of-UnboundedArray-template and
definition-of-structure-template. This substitution sequence can only be used
in an active loop_over_parameters.
|
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%size (deprecated, should no longer be used!)
|
The %size substitution sequence is deprecated and should no
longer be used. Use %eLength substitution sequence instead. Using %size will
lead to an error.
|
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%TypeAttributes |
The substitution sequence %TypeAttributes produces a 2-byte
bitmask indicating
The bitmask displays the following:
For users of the EntireX RPC C Runtime the bitmask corresponds
directly to the |
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%u_struct |
Inserts the name of the referenced structure (see
structure-definition) into
the output. The inserted name is controlled by
output_control_statement. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters and
only when the current parameter uses a structure as its type definition. See
structure-parameter-definition (IDL).
|
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%x_struct |
Inserts the name of the structure (see
structure-definition) into
the output. The inserted name is controlled by
output_control_statement. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%Xparent |
Inserts the parameter's parent into the output. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%0_index |
Inserts the number of indices of the current parameter (see
parameter-data-definition) into
the output. This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%1_index |
Inserts the count of elements in dimension 1 of the current
parameter (see parameter-data-definition) into
the output. The substitution sequence should be used for 1-dimensional
parameters only (this can be checked with the %0_index substitution sequence).
This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%2_index |
Inserts the count of elements in dimension 2 of the current
parameter (see parameter-data-definition) into
the output. The substitution sequence should be used for 2-dimensional
parameters only (this can be checked with the %0_index substitution
sequence). This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%3_index |
Inserts the count of elements in dimension 3 of the current
parameter (see parameter-data-definition) into
the output. The substitution sequence should be used for 3-dimensional
parameters only (this can be checked with the %0_index substitution sequence).
This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_parameters.
|
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%SameLineComment |
Inserts the text of the comment line of the current parameter from the IDL file. Use the parameter properties of the IDL Editor to set this comment line in the IDL file. | ||||||||||||||
%SVMMetaData |
Inserts the metadata part contained in a related
server mapping file (see Server Mapping Files for Natural) of the current IDL program into the
output. This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_programs. If there
is no related mapping file, an empty string is
inserted
|
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%SVMFormatArea |
Inserts the format area contained in a related server mapping file of the current IDL program into the output. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_programs. If there
is no related mapping file, an empty string is
inserted
|
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%SVMValueArea |
Inserts the value area contained in a related server mapping file
of the current IDL program into the output. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_programs. If there
is no related server mapping file, an empty string is
inserted
|
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%SVMStringArea |
Inserts the string area contained in a related server mapping file
of the current IDL program into the output. This
substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_programs. If there
is no related server mapping file, an empty string is
inserted
|
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%SVMRpcProtocol |
Inserts the RPC protocol version contained in a related
server mapping file of the current IDL program into the
output. This substitution sequence can only be used in an active
loop_over_programs. If there
is no related server mapping file, an empty string is
inserted
|
Substitution sequences are substituted by their actual contents during generation.
"This is a substitution sequence containing the library: %library."
(parameter_list)
The parameter_list is an unnumbered count of parameters. This list of
parameters needs to be set in brackets. Each parameter needs to be set in
quotation marks and will be interpreted before using. Parameters will be
separated by blanks. The parameter_list can be defined as an empty list, in
which case the return_list needs to be defined only with the brackets "()".
("param" "10" "?A" "&i" "%0_index" "%OutputLevel")
(return_list)
The return_list is an unnumbered count of parameters. This list of
return parameters needs to be set in brackets. Each return parameter needs to
be set in quotation marks. Parameters will be separated by blanks. Only
variable_of_type_string and variable_of_type_integer are allowed in this list.
variable_of_type_indexed_string is not allowed. It is also not allowed to use
any constant string. The return_list can be defined as an empty list, in which
case the return_list needs to be defined only with the brackets "()".
("?A" "?Z" "&i" "&n")
%return (parameter_list)
The return_statement will be used to return "return parameters" from
an executed subtemplate. No statements after the return_statement will be
executed. The subtemplate will return to the main template with this statement.
If the return_statement has been placed in the main template, the execution of
the template will be stopped as normal at this point.
%return ("param" "10" "?A" "&i" "%0_index" "%OutputLevel")
block | control_statement | output_statement
These are the 3 basic types of statements used in a template. A block
is a sequence of statements. Output_statements create the output.
Control_statements determine the processing logic.
See under the lexical entities control_statement and
output_statement.
'"' { output } '"'
Any kind of output can be used to form a string. A string is used to
form the condition criteria in a compare_strings lexical entity used e.g. in if_statement and
loop_of_while. A string is not
written to the output.
"String with contents of variable $A"
'"' { output } '"'
Any kind of output can be used to form
String_with_expression_contents. However, this kind of string must adhere to
the rules of an expression. A string_with_expression_rules is not written to
the output.
Supported mathematical operations are:
+ addition
-
subtraction
* multiplication
/ division
mod
modulo operation; computes the remainder after dividing its first operand by
its second
Supported bit operations are:and bitwise AND operationor
bitwise OR operationxor bitwise XOR operation
Precedence of operators:
*, /, %
+, -xor,
and, or
You may control the precedence of the operation with brackets.
%compute a "%OutputLevel + 1" %compute b "%OutputLevel * 10" %compute c "%TypeAttribute mod 3" %compute d "(%TypeAttribute and 7) * 10" %compute e "%TypeAttribute or 1" %compute f "%TypeAttribute xor 3"
%substring variable_of_type_string string from_position length | %substring variable_of_type_indexed_string string from_position length |
Extract from the source variable string the substring from_position up to the
length to variable_of_type_string or
variable_of_type_indexed_string.
The parameters from_position and length are of
variable_of_type_integer. It is
not possible to use a
string_with_expression_contents
for from_position and length. For length, the constant
all or ALL can be
used to extract the rest of the source string starting from from_position. The
first position of the source string is 0.
If length is longer than the length of the substring to extract, the
available substring from from_position to the end of the string will be
assigned (same as using the constant "all" for
length). If the from_position is been higher as the length of the string, an
empty string will be assigned. If the value of from_position or length is lower
than 0, an error will occur.
%compute f "0" %compute l "32 + 10" %substring A "These are all characters before position 42 and these are all characters after position 42" "&f" "&l" %compute f "&f + &l" %compute l "100" %substring A[1] "These are all characters before position 42 and these are all characters after position 42" "&f" "&l"
After execution, the variable A contains the string "These are all characters before position 42" and variable A[1] contains the string " and this are all characters after position 42".
%UnsupportedProgram output_character_sequence
Use the UnsupportedProgram_statement to notify the
IDL Compiler that the current program in the current library is not
supported and needs to be ignored in further processing. The template writer
can inform the template user of the reason why this program is not supported
with the output_character_sequence. Usually the template writer will mark a
program as unsupported if the program contains unsupported data type in the IDL
definition for the target programming language. The output_character_sequence
will report as a message on the console.
This statement must be embedded in loop_over_libraries and
loop_over_programs. Furthermore it cannot be used if a file was already open
using file_handling_statement.
%using K "K"
%library
{
%program
{
%name
{
%if "%type" = "K"
{
%compute z "%eLength /2"
%compute z "&z *2"
%if "&z" <> "%eLength"
{
%UnsupportedProgram "Length for %type fields must be even."
}
}
}
}
}
string_with_expression_contents
Any variable_index follows the rules of a
string_with_expression_rules. Additionally, the result of the expression is
restricted to the range 0 - 8, i.e. indices must be in the range of 0 - 8. The
variable_index is not written to the output.
"2" "%OutputLevel" "&A + 1"
The variable name can be A - Z and a - z.
Variable names are case-insensitive. variable_of_type_integer,
variable_of_type_string and variable_of_type_indexed_string are distinct
variables.
A B a b
variable-name[variable_index]
variable_of_type_indexed_string are always correctly initialized to
blanks.
A[0] B[%OutputLevel]
variable-name
variable_of_type_integer are initialized to zero. They are defined in lowercase.
a b
variable-name
variable_of_type_string are always initialized to blanks. They are defined in uppercase.
A B