# CosNaming_NamingContextExt

### MODULE

CosNaming_NamingContextExt

### MODULE SUMMARY

This interface contains operation for converting a Name sequence to a string and back.

### DESCRIPTION

To get access to the record definitions for the structures use:

            -include_lib("orber/COSS/CosNaming/CosNaming.hrl").

This module also exports the functions described in:

- CosNaming_NamingContext

### EXPORTS

`to_string(NamingContext, Name) -> Return`

Types:

`NameContext = #objref`
`Name = [NameComponent]`
`Return = string() | {'EXCEPTION', NamingContext::InvalidName{}}`

Stringifies a `Name` sequence to a string.

`to_name(NamingContext, NameString) -> Return`

Types:

`NameContext = #objref`
`NameString = string()`
`Return = [NameComponent] | {'EXCEPTION', NamingContext::InvalidName{}}`

Converts a stringified `Name` to a `Name` sequence.

`to_url(NamingContext, AddressString, NameString) -> Return`

Types:

`NameContext = #objref`
`Address = NameString = string()`
`Return = URLString | {'EXCEPTION', NamingContext::InvalidName{}} | {'EXCEPTION', NamingContextExt::InvalidAddress{}}`

This operation takes a `corbaloc` string and a stringified `Name` sequence as input and returns a fully formed URL string.

`resolve_str(NamingContext, NameString) -> Return`

Types:

`NameContext = #objref`
`NameString = string()`
`Return = #objref | {'EXCEPTION', NamingContext::InvalidName{}} | {'EXCEPTION', NamingContext::NotFound{why, rest_of_name}} | {'EXCEPTION', NamingContext::CannotProceed{cxt, rest_of_name}}`

This operation takes a stringified `Name` sequence as input and returns the associated, if any, object.

### AUTHORS

support - support@erlang.ericsson.se

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