Issue 2196:  RefAssociation::link_exists() signature inconsistent (mof-rtf)
Source:  (, )
Nature:  Revision
Severity:  Minor
Summary: Summary: The link_exists() declaration in section 5.3.7 is incorrect.
 It should match the one in the appendix.
 
 
 

Resolution: closed resolved
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
November 6, 1998: received issue
July 23, 1999: closed issue
Discussion: 
Implementation: Renamed exists in RefAssociation to be link_exists in Section , “In-terface,”
on page 6-23 and Section 6.2.4, “Reflective::RefAssocia-tion,”
on page 6-25. No changes required in Annex A as it was
correct there. Done [KR]
End of Annotations:=====
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To: mof-rtf@omg.org, issues@omg.org
Subject: Issues with the MOF Reflective interfaces
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 02:04:02 +1000
From: Stephen Crawley <crawley@dstc.edu.au>


This message contains a set of issues that DSTC have discovered while
implementing the MOF Reflective interfaces.  Don't panic.  They are
all "minor" :-)

Credit for finding them and carefully documenting them is due to
Douglas Kosovic.

-- Steve


Subject: RefAssociation::link_exists() signature inconsistent
Source: DSTC (Douglas Kosovic, douglask@dstc.edu.au)
Nature: Editorial
Severity: Minor
Summary: The link_exists() declaration in section 5.3.7 is incorrect.
It should match the one in the appendix.


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Subject: Re: Issue 2196: RefAssociation::link_exists() signature
inconsistent
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:08:47 +1000
From: Stephen Crawley <crawley@dstc.edu.au>


I've noticed another inconsistency with exists() / link_exists()
operations.

When you pass a "link" to RefAssociation::link_exists() where one or
both 
link ends are null object references (for example), the operation can 
raise Reflective::InvalidLink.

When you pass the same "link" to exists() (in a 'specific' interface),
the
signature does not allow the operation to raise
Reflective::InvalidLink.
Instead it must return FALSE.

My preferred fix would be to add Reflective::InvalidLink to the
exists()
operation template (7.3.6)