Package bdlat

Modules
	bdlat_arrayfunctions
	Provide a namespace defining "array" functions.
	bdlat_arrayiterators
	Provide iterator support for bdlat_ArrayFunction-conformant types.
	bdlat_arrayutil
	Provide utilities for operating on bdlat "array" types.
	bdlat_attributeinfo
	Provide a container for attribute information.
	bdlat_bdeatoverrides
	Provide macros to map bdeat names to bdlat names.
	bdlat_choicefunctions
	Provide a namespace defining choice functions.
	bdlat_customizedtypefunctions
	Provide a namespace defining customized type functions.
	bdlat_enumeratorinfo
	Provide a container for enumerator information.
	bdlat_enumfunctions
	Provide a namespace defining enumeration functions.
	bdlat_enumutil
	Provide functions for decoding enumerations with fallback values.
	bdlat_formattingmode
	Provide formatting mode constants.
	bdlat_nullablevaluefunctions
	Provide a namespace defining nullable value functions.
	bdlat_nullablevalueutil
	Provide utilities for operating on bdlat "nullable value" types.
	bdlat_selectioninfo
	Provide a container for selection information.
	bdlat_sequencefunctions
	Provide a namespace defining sequence functions.
	bdlat_symbolicconverter
	Provide a utility for convert types with matching member symbols.
	bdlat_typecategory
	Provide type category tags and a tag selection meta-function.
	bdlat_typename
	Provide string representations for data type names.
	bdlat_typetraits
	Provide compile-time traits for generated types.
	bdlat_valuetypefunctions
	Provide a namespace for "value type" functions.

Detailed Description

Purpose

Provide generic functions to manipulate attribute types

Mnemonic

Basic Development Library Attribute Types (bdlat)

Description

The 'bdlat' package provides generic functions to work with the different concepts of attribute types. These concepts group common behaviors ("array", "choice", "enumeration", "nullable", "sequence", or "value type"). Once a type is made a model of one of these concepts, it can be used seamlessly by generic code such as the xml/ber encoders and decoders. Therefore, whenever a new type needs to be encodable, the codecs themselves do not need to be modified, but the type just needs to implement the necessary functions to expose the concept.

Hierarchical Synopsis

The 'bdlat' package currently has 20 components having 6 levels of physical dependency. The list below shows the hierarchical ordering of the components. The order of components within each level is not architecturally significant, just alphabetical.

 6. bdlat_arrayiterators
    bdlat_symbolicconverter
 
 5. bdlat_arrayutil
    bdlat_nullablevalueutil
    bdlat_valuetypefunctions
 
 4. bdlat_enumutil
    bdlat_typecategory
 
 3. bdlat_arrayfunctions
    bdlat_choicefunctions
    bdlat_customizedtypefunctions
    bdlat_enumfunctions
    bdlat_sequencefunctions
    bdlat_typename
 
 2. bdlat_attributeinfo
    bdlat_enumeratorinfo
    bdlat_formattingmode
    bdlat_nullablevaluefunctions
    bdlat_selectioninfo
    bdlat_typetraits
 
 1. bdlat_bdeatoverrides

Component Synopsis

bdlat_arrayfunctions : Provide a namespace defining "array" functions.

bdlat_arrayiterators : Provide iterator support for bdlat_ArrayFunction-conformant types.

bdlat_arrayutil : Provide utilities for operating on bdlat "array" types.

bdlat_attributeinfo : Provide a container for attribute information.

bdlat_bdeatoverrides : Provide macros to map bdeat names to bdlat names.

bdlat_choicefunctions : Provide a namespace defining choice functions.

bdlat_customizedtypefunctions : Provide a namespace defining customized type functions.

bdlat_enumeratorinfo : Provide a container for enumerator information.

bdlat_enumfunctions : Provide a namespace defining enumeration functions.

bdlat_enumutil : Provide functions for decoding enumerations with fallback values.

bdlat_formattingmode : Provide formatting mode constants.

bdlat_nullablevaluefunctions : Provide a namespace defining nullable value functions.

bdlat_nullablevalueutil : Provide utilities for operating on bdlat "nullable value" types.

bdlat_selectioninfo : Provide a container for selection information.

bdlat_sequencefunctions : Provide a namespace defining sequence functions.

bdlat_symbolicconverter : Provide a utility for convert types with matching member symbols.

bdlat_typecategory : Provide type category tags and a tag selection meta-function.

bdlat_typename : Provide string representations for data type names.

bdlat_typetraits : Provide compile-time traits for generated types.

bdlat_valuetypefunctions : Provide a namespace for "value type" functions.