Issue 154:  Problem with Any::to_object memory management (cxx_revision)
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Summary: Summary: Section 16.14.5-implies that a CORBA::Object reference extracted from Any must share memory with actual interface stored in Any.Better: results of Any::to_object require explicit release()

Resolution:  resolved, close issue
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Actions taken:
October 7, 1996: received issue
February 19, 1999: closed issue
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Section 16.14.5 states: "As with regular object reference extraction,
no duplication of the object reference is performed by the to_object
extraction operator."

Isn't this too constraining on the implementation?  This implies that
a CORBA::Object reference extracted from the Any must share memory
with
the actual interface reference stored in the any.  This has serious
implications for implementations which do not implement object
reference
T_ptr types via C++ inheritence.

It would be better if the results of using Any::to_object required an
explicit release() call.

Jon Biggar
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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:32:48 -0400
To: issues, cxx_revision
From: Juergen Boldt <juergen@omg.org>
Subject: issue #154

This is issue # 154

Problem with Any::to_object memory management
Section 16.14.5-implies that a CORBA::Object reference extracted  
          from Any must share memory with actual interface stored in
     
          Any.Better: results of Any::to_object require explicit
release()  

-Juergen