Issue 63:  Suggested changes to Collection spec. (zz-collection)
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Summary: Summary: A number of interface changes suggested for the Collection specification.

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July 24, 1996: received issue
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From geoff  Wed Jul 24 12:33:54 1996
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Subject: issues with CosCollection
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From: Julio Garcia <julio@mddjg.fc.hp.com>
Subject: issues with CosCollection
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:18:58 -0600 (MDT)
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Hello,

here is a list of problems, issues, and questions that I have encountered
while prototyping CosCollection::Heap, CosCollection::Iterator, and
CosCollection::HeapFactory.  Contact me if you need clarification.

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Julio Garcia - julio@fc.hp.com - http://hpfcmdd.fc.hp.com/~julio/
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CHANGES

  { read_only | read-only } attribute
    TO
  readonly attribute


  read_only attribute TypeCode element_type;
    TO
  readonly attribute CORBA::TypeCode element_type;
	See section 3.12 of CORBA 2.0, page 3-31


  boolean replace_next_n_elements (in AnySequence elements
                                   out actual_number)
    TO
  boolean replace_next_n_elements (in AnySequence elements
                                   out unsigned long actual_number)


  boolean add_n_elements (in AnySequence elements
                          out actual_number)
    TO
  boolean add_n_elements (in AnySequence elements
                          out unsigned long actual_number)


  boolean is_equal (in Iterator)
    TO
  boolean is_equal (in Iterator test)


  void assign (in Iterator)
    TO
  void assign (in Iterator other_iterator)


  The create function is overloaded in the collection factories.  I have
  renamed

	CosCollection::HeapFactory::create
	  TO
	CosCollection::HeapFactory::create_heap


  boolean add_element_set_iterator (in any element,
                                    in Iterator iterator)
    TO
  boolean add_element_set_iterator (in any element,
                                    in Iterator where)
	See section 3.13 of CORBA 2.0, page 3-31, bottom two paragraphs


 void add_all_from (in Collection collection)
    raises (ElementInvalid);
   TO
 void add_all_from (in Collection elements)
    raises (ElementInvalid);
	See section 3.13 of CORBA 2.0, page 3-31, bottom two paragraphs


  boolean is_for (in Collection collection);
    TO
  boolean is_for (in Collection test_collection);
	See section 3.13 of CORBA 2.0, page 3-31, bottom two paragraphs


  boolean add_element_set_iterator (in any element)
    raises (IteratorInvalid,
            IteratorInBetween,
            ElementInvalid);
     TO
  boolean add_element_set_iterator (in any element)
    raises (ElementInvalid);
	Spec inconsistency.  See pages 92 and 97


  boolean add_n_elements_set_iterator (
            in AnySequence elements,
            out unsigned long actual_number) // Number of added elements
    raises (IteratorInvalid,
            IteratorInBetween,
            ElementInvalid);
    TO
  void add_n_elements_set_iterator (
            in AnySequence elements,
            out unsigned long actual_number) // Number of added elements
    raises (ElementInvalid);
	Spec inconsistency.  See pages 92 and 97