note
	description: "ARRAYDESC structure, contained within TYPEDESC structure %
				% describes type of array's elements and array dimensions"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	ECOM_ARRAY_DESC

inherit
	ECOM_STRUCTURE


create
	make,
	make_from_pointer

feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make_from_pointer (a_pointer: POINTER)
			-- Make from pointer.
		do
			make_by_pointer (a_pointer)
		end

feature -- Access

	type_desc: ECOM_TYPE_DESC
			-- Array elements type
		do
			create Result.make_from_pointer (ccom_arraydesc_typedesc (item))
		end

	count_dimension: INTEGER
			-- Number of dimensions
		do
			Result := ccom_arraydesc_dim_count (item)
		end

	bounds: ARRAY [ECOM_SAFE_ARRAY_BOUND]
			-- Bounds for each dimension.
		do
			Result := ccom_arraydesc_bounds (item)
		end

feature -- Measurement

	structure_size: INTEGER
			-- Size of TYPEDESC structure
		do
			Result := c_size_of_array_desc
		end

feature {NONE} -- externals

	c_size_of_array_desc: INTEGER
		external 
			"C [macro %"E_arraydesc.h%"]"
		alias
			"sizeof(ARRAYDESC)"
		end

	ccom_arraydesc_typedesc (a_ptr: POINTER): POINTER
		external
			"C [macro %"E_arraydesc.h%"](EIF_POINTER): EIF_POINTER"
		end

	ccom_arraydesc_dim_count (a_ptr: POINTER): INTEGER
		external
			"C [macro %"E_arraydesc.h%"](EIF_POINTER): EIF_INTEGER"
		end

	ccom_arraydesc_bounds (a_ptr: POINTER): ARRAY [ECOM_SAFE_ARRAY_BOUND]
		external
			"C (EIF_POINTER): EIF_REFERENCE | %"E_arraydesc.h%""
		end

note
	copyright:	"Copyright (c) 1984-2006, Eiffel Software"
	license:	"GPL version 2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/gpl.txt)"
	licensing_options:	"http://www.eiffel.com/licensing"
	copying: "[
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			Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment is free
			software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
			the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
			by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License
			(available at the URL listed under "license" above).
			
			Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment is
			distributed in the hope that it will be useful,	but
			WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
			of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
			See the	GNU General Public License for more details.
			
			You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
			License along with Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development
			Environment; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
			Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
		]"
	source: "[
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end -- class ECOM_ARRAY_DESC