ICE - Java Interface

ICE-C Interface -> ICE-Java Interface

This page shows the equivalent methods for the ICE-C and ICE-Java interface.

C-function	Java-method	Meaning
`Ice_Chan* <-- Ice_AddChan(name, basechan, flags)`	`Channel <-- <basechan>.AddChan(name, flags)`	Establish an additional channel to an already known component
`Ice_Chan* <-- Ice_AddCompo(name)`	`Channel <-- <component>.AddCompo(name)`	Declare a component to communicate with
`Ice_Activate(component)`	`<component>.Activate()`	Activate a different component which has been attached previously
`Ice_Compo* <-- Ice_ActiveCompo()`	`boolean <-- <component>.Active()`	Return the active component/check for active component
`Ice_Compo* <-- Ice_Attach(name)`	`Component <-- Component.Attach(name)`	Attach and name component
`int <-- Ice_Broadcast(..., m_data)`	`boolean <-- <channel>.Broadcast((...,) m_data)`	Send a message to all other components on the base channel
`Ice_Configure(what, iVal, sVal)`	`ICE.Configure(what, iVal, sVal)`	Set various configuration options
`Ice_Detach(component)`	`<component>.Detach()`	Remove connection to rest of ICE system
`char* <-- Ice_GetSentModuleId(component)`	`String <-- <component>.GetSendModuleId()`	Retrieve the module id of the last message send
`Ice_Init()`	`ICE.Init()`	Initialize basic ICE system
`char* <-- Ice_MajorRelease()`	`int <-- ICE.MajorRelease()`	Return the major release number of ICE
`char* <-- Ice_MinorRelease()`	`int <-- ICE.MinorRelease()`	Return the minor release number of ICE
`int <-- Ice_Probe(channel, msgtag)`	`boolean <-- <channel>.Probe(msgtag)`	Check to see if a message is available
`int <-- Ice_Receive(channel/component, msgtag, &msg)`	`Msg <-- <channel>.Receive(msgtag)` or `Msg <-- <component>.Receive(msgtag)`	Receive message on certain channel with certain tags
`char* <-- Ice_Release()`	`String <-- ICE.Release()`	Return ICE Release string
`Ice_RemoveChan(channel)`	`<channel>.Remove()`	Request to remove an additional channel
`Ice_RemoveCompo(channel)`	`<channel>.Remove()`	Request to remove a base channel
`int <-- Ice_Send(channel, ..., m_data)`	`boolean <-- <channel>.Send((...,) m_data)`	Send a message to a destination component on a channel
`Ice_SetMinTurnId(component, turn_Id)`	`<component>.SetMinTurnId(turn_Id)`	Set the minimal turn id this component is interested in
`Ice_SetTurnId(component, turn_Id)`	`<component>.SetTurnId(turn_Id)`	Set the actual turn id for the following messages of this component
`int <-- Ice_TReceive(channel/component, msgtag, &msg, timeout)`	`Msg <-- <channel>.Receive(msgtag, long)` or `Msg <-- <component>.Receive(msgtag, long)`	Receive message on certain channel with certain tags (and timeout)
`Idl_Free(m_Type, m_data)`	- (done automaticaly)	Clean up memory used for data structures
`Idl_UserInit()`	currently undefined	Initialize functions for user-defined data types