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Reference for `eif_type_id'

SYNOPSYS

#include "eif_gen_conf.h"

EIF_TYPE_ID eif_type_id (char * type);

DESCRIPTION

The eif_type_id() function returns the type identifier corresponding to type, which is the name of the type.

RETURN VALUE

The eif_type_id() function returns the type

NOTES

An error cannot be caught by a visible exception.
The type is not necessary visible.

CONFORMANCE

ISE Eiffel 4.3 and later.

COMPATIBILITY

eif_type_id() is equivalent to eif_type_by_name(). With ISE Eiffel 4.2 and earlier, use eif_generic_type() for generic types.

SEE ALSO

eif_reference_function(1) , eif_procedure(1) , eif_type(1), eif_name(1).