XIntrospection Interface
We prefer to use the Java Inspector method : inspect a real object. You can then find values of the properties for example. (<OpenOffice.org1.1_SDK>/examples/java/Inspector) Again we first give some of used interfaces. We begin first with com.sun.star.beans.XIntrospection
// IDL module com { module sun { module star { module beans { interface XIntrospection: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface { com::sun::star::beans::XIntrospectionAccess inspect( [in] any aObject ); }; }; }; }; };
where we see we have to focus our attention to com.sun.star.beans.XIntrospectionAccess interface :
// IDL module com { module sun { module star { module beans { interface XIntrospectionAccess: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface { long getSuppliedMethodConcepts(); long getSuppliedPropertyConcepts(); com::sun::star::beans::Property getProperty( [in] string aName, [in] long nPropertyConcepts ) raises( com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException ); boolean hasProperty( [in] string aName, [in] long nPropertyConcepts ); sequence<com::sun::star::beans::Property> getProperties( [in] long nPropertyConcepts ); com::sun::star::reflection::XIdlMethod getMethod( [in] string aName, [in] long nMethodConcepts ) raises( com::sun::star::lang::NoSuchMethodException ); boolean hasMethod( [in] string aName, [in] long nMethodConcepts ); sequence<com::sun::star::reflection::XIdlMethod> getMethods( [in] long nMethodConcepts ); sequence<type> getSupportedListeners(); com::sun::star::uno::XInterface queryAdapter( [in] type aInterfaceType ) raises( com::sun::star::beans::IllegalTypeException ); }; }; }; }; };
Please go on alone and have a look in the other involved IDL files : com.sun.star.beans.Property and com.sun.star.uno.XInterface.
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Obtaining methods information
We present now how to construct the Reflection information with a schematic representation.
The figure above explains how to get the methods information with returned type, name of method and parameters information. Please note that getParamMode is not provided by SDK but my own code (inspired by Inspector Java code). See also the com.sun.star.reflection.ParamMode enumeration. We fist give this code :
//Listing 12 getParamMode function // C++ // Don't forget to add : #include <com/sun/star/reflection/ParamMode.hpp> // Don't forget to add "com.sun.star.reflection.ParamMode \" in the makefile OUString getParamMode(ParamMode paramMode) { // comes from <OpenOffice1.1_SDK>/examples/java/Inspector OUString toReturn; toReturn = OUString::createFromAscii(""); if (paramMode == ParamMode_IN) toReturn = OUString::createFromAscii("IN"); else if (paramMode == ParamMode_OUT) toReturn = OUString::createFromAscii("OUT"); else if (paramMode == ParamMode_INOUT) toReturn = OUString::createFromAscii("INOUT"); return toReturn; }
Now the complete implementation is given : starting from the figure above, it's easy to see we need two parameters, a com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory and an Any :
//Listing 13 getMethods function //C++ // translated in C++ from <OpenOffice1.1_SDK>/examples/java/Inspector // Don't forget to add : using namespace com::sun::star::beans; // Don't forget to add : #include <com/sun/star/beans/XIntrospection.hpp> // Don't forget to add "com.sun.star.beans.XIntrospection \" in the makefile Sequence <OUString> getMethods(Any any,Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > rSVM) Reference< XIntrospection >xIntrospection = Reference< XIntrospection > ( rSVM->createInstance( OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "com.sun.star.beans.Introspection" ))), UNO_QUERY ); // ********* get all methods for the given object ********************* Reference< XIntrospectionAccess > xIntrospec = xIntrospection->inspect(any); // Don't forget to add : #include <com/sun/star/beans/MethodConcept.hpp> // Don't forget to add "com.sun.star.beans.MethodConcept \" in the makefile Sequence< Reference < XIdlMethod > > mMethods = xIntrospec -> getMethods(MethodConcept::ALL); Sequence<OUString> OUStrs(mMethods.getLength()); for (int i=0;i<mMethods.getLength();i++){ OUString params; params=OUString::createFromAscii("("); Sequence< ParamInfo > ParamInfos = mMethods[i]->getParameterInfos(); if (ParamInfos.getLength() > 0) { for (int j=0;j<ParamInfos.getLength();j++){ Reference< XIdlClass > xIdlClass = ParamInfos[j].aType; if (j == 0) // first parameter has no leading comma params += OUString::createFromAscii("[") + getParamMode(ParamInfos[j].aMode)+ OUString::createFromAscii("]") + xIdlClass->getName(); else params += OUString::createFromAscii(",[") + getParamMode(ParamInfos[j].aMode)+ OUString::createFromAscii("]")+ xIdlClass->getName(); } } params += OUString::createFromAscii(")"); OUStrs[i]= mMethods[i]->getName()+params; } return OUStrs; }
See also com.sun.star.beans.MethodConcept and com.sun.star.beans.XIntrospection
Obtaining all the interfaces
Obtaining all the types (or interfaces) is a straight forwarder work as shown in the figure below :
The Listing 14 below shows among others the corresponding C++ code.
Obtaining all the services is more easier :
Again the Listing 14 below shows the corresponding C++ code.
Obtaining all the properties
To make a break, the problem of finding properties values will be discussed later. If you know Java language have a look at SDK : <OpenOffice.org1.1_SDK>/examples/java/Inspector/InstanceInspector.java and see the corresponding Java code.
The problem of properties values is given here with a C++ class below. Look for the corresponding code.
Complete Introspection Class
Before going further have a look to Constructing Helpers section. Here is the implementation code.
//Listing 14 Implementation of the reflection helper // C++ // with help of <OpenOffice1.1_SDK>/examples/java/Inspector // and Bernard Marcelly XRay tool // version 0.1 (22 Dec 2004) // To do : Exception Handling, to go further with properties values #include "/home/smoutou/OpenOffice.org1.1_SDK/examples/DevelopersGuide/ProfUNO/CppBinding/ReflectionHelper.hpp" #include <com/sun/star/reflection/XIdlClass.hpp> #include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyConcept.hpp> #include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp> //#include <com/sun/star/reflection/ParamMode.hpp> done in ReflectionHelper.hpp // constructor ReflectionHelper::ReflectionHelper(Any any,Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > oSVM) : toInspect(any), xServiceManager(oSVM){ xIntrospection = Reference< XIntrospection >( xServiceManager->createInstance( OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "com.sun.star.beans.Introspection" ))), UNO_QUERY ); xIntrospec = xIntrospection->inspect(toInspect); mMethods = xIntrospec -> getMethods(MethodConcept::ALL); xTypeProvider = Reference< XTypeProvider> (toInspect,UNO_QUERY); types = xTypeProvider->getTypes(); xServiceInfo = Reference< XServiceInfo>(toInspect,UNO_QUERY); Properties = xIntrospec -> getProperties(PropertyConcept::ALL); } Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getServices() { return xServiceInfo->getSupportedServiceNames(); } Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getMethods(){ Sequence< OUString > methods(mMethods.getLength()); for (int i=0;i<mMethods.getLength();i++){ OUString params; params=OUString::createFromAscii("("); Sequence< ParamInfo > ParamInfos = mMethods[i]->getParameterInfos(); if (ParamInfos.getLength() > 0) { for (int j=0;j<ParamInfos.getLength();j++){ Reference< XIdlClass > xIdlClass = ParamInfos[j].aType; if (j == 0) // first parameter has no leading comma params += OUString::createFromAscii("[") + getParamMode(ParamInfos[j].aMode)+ OUString::createFromAscii("]") + xIdlClass->getName(); else params += OUString::createFromAscii(",[") + getParamMode(ParamInfos[j].aMode)+ OUString::createFromAscii("]")+ xIdlClass->getName(); } } params += OUString::createFromAscii(")"); methods[i] = mMethods[i]->getReturnType()->getName()+OUString::createFromAscii(" ")+ mMethods[i]->getName()+params; } return methods; } Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getTypes(){ Sequence< OUString > interfaces(types.getLength()); for (int i=0;i<types.getLength();i++){ interfaces[i] = types[i].getTypeName(); } return interfaces; } // to improve : change all the tests with getCppuType : probably quicker than a string test OUString ReflectionHelper::getValueName(Any object){ OUString OUStr; OUStr = OUString::createFromAscii("!! No computed value !!"); if (object.hasValue()) { if (object.isExtractableTo(getCppuBooleanType())){ sal_Bool MyBool; object >>= MyBool; return OUStr.valueOf((sal_Bool) MyBool); } else if (object.getValueTypeName() == OUString::createFromAscii("string")) { OUString *MyOUStr; MyOUStr = (OUString *) object.getValue(); OUStr = OUString::createFromAscii("\""); return OUStr + *MyOUStr + OUString::createFromAscii("\""); } else if (object.getValueTypeName() == OUString::createFromAscii("long")) { sal_Int32 *MyLong; MyLong = (sal_Int32*) object.getValue(); return OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32) *MyLong); } else if (object.getValueTypeName() == OUString::createFromAscii("short")) { sal_Int16 *MyShort; MyShort = (sal_Int16*) object.getValue(); return OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32) *MyShort); } else if (object.getValueTypeName() == OUString::createFromAscii("[]byte")) { Sequence< sal_Int8 > SeqByte; object >>= SeqByte; OUStr = OUString::createFromAscii("Length:"); OUStr=OUStr.concat(OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32) SeqByte.getLength())); for (sal_Int32 i=0; i<SeqByte.getLength(); i++){ OUStr=OUStr.concat(OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32) SeqByte[i])); OUStr=OUStr.concat(OUString::createFromAscii(" ")); } return OUStr; } else if (object.getValueTypeName() == OUString::createFromAscii("[]string")) { Sequence< OUString > SeqOUStr; object >>= SeqOUStr; OUStr = OUString::createFromAscii("Length:"); OUStr=OUStr.concat(OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32) SeqOUStr.getLength())+ OUString::createFromAscii(" : ")); for (sal_Int32 i=0; i<SeqOUStr.getLength(); i++){ OUStr=OUStr.concat(OUString::createFromAscii("\"") +SeqOUStr[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\"")); } return OUStr; } else return OUStr; } else return OUStr; } // Get properties with values : only those computed in getValueName Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getPropertiesWithValues(){ Sequence< OUString > propWithVal(Properties.getLength()); for (int i=0;i<Properties.getLength();i++){ Type typ = getCppuType( (const Reference< XPropertySet > *)0); Reference< XPropertySet > rPropertySet(xIntrospec->queryAdapter(typ),UNO_QUERY); Reference< XPropertySetInfo > rPropertySetInfo=rPropertySet->getPropertySetInfo(); Any object; if (rPropertySetInfo->hasPropertyByName(Properties[i].Name)){ object <<= rPropertySet->getPropertyValue(Properties[i].Name); //if (object.hasValue()) printf("Valeur trouvee : \n"); propWithVal[i] = Properties[i].Name + OUString::createFromAscii(" = (")+ Properties[i].Type.getTypeName() + OUString::createFromAscii(") ") + getValueName(object); } } return propWithVal; } // Get properties without values but types Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getPropertiesWithoutValues(){ Sequence< OUString > propWithVal(Properties.getLength()); for (int i=0;i<Properties.getLength();i++){ Type typ = getCppuType( (const Reference< XPropertySet > *)0); Reference< XPropertySet > xPropertySet(xIntrospec->queryAdapter(typ),UNO_QUERY); Reference< XPropertySetInfo > xPropertySetInfo=xPropertySet->getPropertySetInfo(); if (xPropertySetInfo->hasPropertyByName(Properties[i].Name)){ propWithVal[i] = Properties[i].Name + OUString::createFromAscii(" = (")+ Properties[i].Type.getTypeName() + OUString::createFromAscii(")"); } } return propWithVal; } // Don't forget to add : #include <com/sun/star/reflection/ParamMode.hpp> // Don't forget to add "com.sun.star.reflection.ParamMode \" in the makefile OUString ReflectionHelper::getParamMode(ParamMode paramMode) { OUString toReturn; toReturn = OUString::createFromAscii(""); if (paramMode == ParamMode_IN) toReturn = OUString::createFromAscii("IN"); else if (paramMode == ParamMode_OUT) toReturn = OUString::createFromAscii("OUT"); else if (paramMode == ParamMode_INOUT) toReturn = OUString::createFromAscii("INOUT"); return toReturn; }
This is quite a lot of code. Let's give a schematic representation (added with other in this article).
Shematic Representation of properties
Obtaining properties with values is a difficult task. I hope the Figure below will help you to understand the code.
This code use getValueName for the moment because of the difficulties I encounter to resolve the problem of printing out the values of properties. I think I don't use the better way to solve it : that problem should be better resolved with improving the use of getCppuType or seeing an other way with Any type.
Go back to IDL Files and C++
See also
- Using C++ with OOo SDK : Main Page
- Using Java Inspector
- Writing a Program to Control OpenOffice.org, by Franco Pingiori — Part 1 and Part 2, Linux Journal
- Bernard Marcelly's XRay OOoBasic tool and a XRay tool description in this wiki
- See also The New Object Inspector