note

	description: "Method flags"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date$";
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	ECOM_METHOD_FLAGS

inherit
	ECOM_FLAGS

feature -- Access

	Dispatch_method: INTEGER
			-- Automation client wants to access 
			-- a method of Automation server
		external
			"C [macro <oleauto.h>]"
		alias
			"DISPATCH_METHOD"
		end

	Dispatch_propertyget: INTEGER
			-- Automation client wants to access 
			-- a property of Automation server
		external
			"C [macro <oleauto.h>]"
		alias
			"DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET"
		end

	Dispatch_propertyput: INTEGER
			-- Automation client wants to set 
			-- a property of Automation server
		external
			"C [macro <oleauto.h>]"
		alias
			"DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT"
		end

	Dispatch_propertyputref: INTEGER
			-- Automation client wants to set a property
			-- of Automation server by reference
		external
			"C [macro <oleauto.h>]"
		alias
			"DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUTREF"
		end
		
	is_valid_method_flag (flag: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
			-- Is `flag' a valid method flag?
		do
			Result := is_dispatch_method (flag) or
						is_dispatch_propertyget (flag) or
						is_dispatch_propertyput (flag) or
						is_dispatch_propertyputref (flag)
		end
	
	is_dispatch_method (flag: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
			-- Is dispatch method bit is set?
		do
			Result := binary_and (Dispatch_method, flag) = Dispatch_method
		end
	
	is_dispatch_propertyget (flag: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
			-- Is dispatch propertyget bit is set?
		do
			Result := binary_and (Dispatch_propertyget, flag) = Dispatch_propertyget
		end

	is_dispatch_propertyput (flag: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
			-- Is dispatch propertyput bit is set?
		do
			Result := binary_and (Dispatch_propertyput, flag) = Dispatch_propertyput
		end

	is_dispatch_propertyputref (flag: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
			-- Is dispatch propertyputref bit is set?
		do
			Result := binary_and (Dispatch_propertyputref, flag) = Dispatch_propertyputref
		end

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end -- class ECOM_METHOD_FLAGS