XField Struct Reference

An SMA-X field, typically as part of an XStructure. A field may be a reference to a nested XStructure itself. More...

#include <xchange.h>

Data Fields
boolean	isSerialized
	Whether the fields is stored in serialized (string) format.
char *	name
int	ndim
	The dimensionality of the data.
struct XField *	next
	Pointer to the next linked element (if inside an XStructure).
int	sizes [X_MAX_DIMS]
	The sizes along each dimension.
char *	subtype
XType	type
	The underlyng data type.
void *	value

Detailed Description

An SMA-X field, typically as part of an XStructure. A field may be a reference to a nested XStructure itself.

See also

smaxCreateField()

smaxCreateScalarField()

smaxCreate1DField()

smaxDestroyField()

smaxShareField()

Field Documentation

name

char* name

Pointer to a designated local name buffer. It may not contain a separator (see X_SEP). NOTE: it should normally be dynamically allocated, to work with xClearField() / xDestroyField().

subtype

char* subtype

(optional) Descriptive subtype, such a a mime type or encoding (if any). It is entirely up to the user / application to assing meaning to this field. NOTE: it should normally be dynamically allocated, to work with xClearField() / xDestroyField().

value

void* value

Pointer to designated local string content (or structure)... NOTE: it should normally be dynamically allocated, to work with xClearField() / xDestroyField().

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• include/xchange.h