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pvData/documentation/pvDataCPPCookbook.txt
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pvDataCPP cookbook
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Creating introspection data interfaces
// create a scalar
getFieldCreate()->createScalar(pvDouble);
// create a scalar array
getFieldCreate()->createScalarArray(pvDouble);
// create a structure
getFieldCreate()->createFieldBuilder()->
setId("enum_t")->
add("index", pvDouble)->
addArray("choices", pvString)->
createStructure();
// create a structure (cntd.)
StructureConstPtr enum_t =
getFieldCreate()->createFieldBuilder()->
setId("enum_t")->
add("index", pvInt)->
addArray("choices", pvString)->
createStructure();
// create a structure (cntd.)
StructureConstPtr ntEnum =
getFieldCreate()->createFieldBuilder()->
setId("epics:nt/NTEnum:1.0")->
add("value", enum_t)->
addNestedStructure("timeStamp")->
setId("time_t")->
add("secondsPastEpoch", pvLong)->
add("nanoseconds", pvInt)->
add("userTag", pvInt)->
endNested()->
createStructure();
// create an union == same as structure
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Creating data containers
// create a scalar
PVDouble::shared_pointer doubleValue = getPVDataCreate()->createPVScalar<PVDouble>();
// create a scalar array
PVDoubleArray::shared_pointer doubleArrayValue = getPVDataCreate()->createPVScalarArray<PVDouble>();
// create a structure
PVStructure::shared_pointer struct = getPVDataCreate()->createPVStructure(ntEnum);
// create an union
PVUnion::shared_pointer pvUnion = getPVDataCreate()->createPVUnion(unionIF);
// create a structure array
PVStructureArray::shared_pointer structArray = getPVDataCreate()->createPVStructureArray(ntEnum);
// scalar usage
PVInt::shared_pointer index = struct->getSubField<PVInt>("value.index");
int32 ix = index->get();
index->put(3);
std::cout << *index << std::endl;
// using <<=, >>= operators to get/set
*doubleValue <<= 12.3;
double val;
*doubleValue >>= val;
// array usage
PVStringArray::shared_pointer choices = struct->getSubField<PVStringArray>("value.choices");
// use view() to access read-only data
PVStringArray::const_svector data(choices->view());
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < data.size(); i++)
std::cout << data[i] << std::endl;
// use replace() to put new data
PVStringArray::svector newdata;
newdata.push_back("zero");
newdata.push_back("one");
newdata.push_back("two");
choices->replace(freeze(newdata));
// (add more use-cases) here
// print entire array
std::cout << *choices << std::endl;
// print elmenet at index == 1
std::cout << format::array_at(1) << *choices << std::endl;
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Union handling
Union::const_shared_pointer punion =
getFieldCreate()->createFieldBuilder()->
add("doubleValue", pvDouble)->
add("intValue", pvInt)->
createUnion();
PVUnion::shared_pointer u = getPVDataCreate()->createPVUnion(punion);
// select and put
// this create a new instance of PVDouble (everytime select() is called)
PVDouble::shared_pointer doubleValue = u->select<PVDouble>("doubleValue");
doubeValue->put(12);
// select using index (and direct put)
u->select<PVDouble>(0)->put(12);
// select using existing PVField (PVUnion stores by-reference)
u->set("doubleValue", doubleValue);
// get selected field name or index
std::string selectedFN = u->getSelectedFieldName();
int32 selectedIndex = u->getSelectedIndex();
// get currently selected (knowing it's PVDouble)
PVDouble value = u->get<PVDouble>();
Variant Union handling
PVUnion::shared_pointer any = getPVDataCreate()->createPVVariantUnion();
PVDouble::shared_pointer doubleValue = getPVDataCreate()->createPVScalar<PVDouble>();
doubleValue->put(12.8);
any->set(doubleValue);
PVDouble::shared_pointer doubleValue2 = any->get<PVDouble>();
// variant union work by-reference (pointers match also)
// doubleValue.get() == doubleValue2.get()
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Convert
// convert to int
int32 i = doubleValue->getAs<int32>();
// from int
doubleValue->putFrom<int32>(i);
// from string
doubleValue->putFrom<std::string>("12.3");
// from scalar field
doubleValue->assign(pvScalar);
// convert to int array
PVIntArray::const_svector intData;
doubleArrayValue->getAs<int32>(intData);
// from string array
PVStringArray::svector labels;
labels.push_back("zero");
labels.push_back("one");
labels.push_back("two");
doubleArrayValue->putFrom<std::string>(labels);
// from scalar array
doubleArrayValue->assign(pvScalarArray);