RTT::Handle

Handle Class Reference
[Event Interface.]

#include <rtt/Handle.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for Handle:

Detailed Description

The Handle holds the information, and allows manipulation, of a connection between an Event Handler function and the Event itself.

It is returned by the connect() and setup() methods of Event and can be used to (dis)connect a handler function from the event. Handle objects may be assigned to each other and will always point to the same connection. If the last Handle object is destroyed, and is not connected, the connection is destroyed. Thus the resource management (deallocation) is handled by Orocos itself.

To inspect if the Handle points to a valid, existing connection, one can use :

     Handle handle;
     // ...
     if ( !handle ) {
        // not valid !
     }

Definition at line 67 of file Handle.hpp.


Public Member Functions
	Handle ()
	the connection type for the slot of this Handle
	Handle (connection_t conn)
	Handle (const Handle &hs)
	Create a copy-equivalent Handle.
	~Handle ()
	No-op destructor, does not change signal/slot state.
bool	connect ()
	(Re-)Connect the slot with the signal.
bool	disconnect ()
	Disconnect the slot from the signal.
bool	connected () const
	Inspect if this Handle represents a connected signal and slot.
	operator bool () const
	Inspect if this Handle is pointing to a valid (existing) connection.
bool	ready () const
	Inspect if this handle is pointing to valid (existing) connection(s).
Protected Attributes
connection_t	m_conn
	This is actually a smart pointer which always points to an existing connection object.