Issue 727:  Bug in the 2.1.spec for IDL unions (orb_revision)
Source:  (, )
Nature:  Uncategorized Issue
Severity:  Minor
Summary: Summary: Table 3-11 on page 3-26 shows wchar as al legal switch type for unions. The grammar on page 3-26 doesn"t have wchar as a legal switchtype. The same is true for grammar on page 3-13. Is wchar legal for union discriminator? Spec will need to be fixed

Resolution: 
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Actions taken:
October 17, 1997: received issue
May 6, 1999: moved from idltx to core RTF
October 30, 2000: closed issue
Discussion: 

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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 14:29:51 +1000 (EST)
From: Michi Henning <michi@dstc.edu.au>
To: issues@omg.org, idltx@omg.org
Subject: wchar switch type for unions

Hi,

There is a bug in the 2.1 spec for IDL unions.

Table 3-11 on page 3-26 shows wchar as a legal switch type for unions.
However, the grammar on page 3-26 does not have wchar as a legal
switch
type (the grammar only shows <char_type>, but not <wchar_type>).

The same is true for the grammar on page 3-13.

Can someone please let me know whether wchar is legal for union
discriminator?

Independent of the answer, the spec will need to be fixed - it is
inconsistent as it stands.

							Cheers,

								Michi.
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