CConverterBase2 Class Reference

#include <mw/conarc.h>

Link against: conarc.lib

class CConverterBase2 : public CConverterBase

Inherits from

Detailed Description

Base Class for Ecom Style Converters The methods in CConverterBase2 are inherited from CConverterBase

There are two flavours of conversion methods:

the synchronous interfaces, ConvertL() and ConvertObjectL(), which perform the specified conversion and then return

the asynchronous interfaces, ConvertAL() and ConvertObjectAL(), which initialise the converter object, and allow the client code to call DoConvertL() a number of times until the conversion is complete or abandoned.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

~CConverterBase2 ( )

IMPORT_C~CConverterBase2()[virtual]

Member Function Documentation

CancelConvert ( )

IMPORT_C voidCancelConvert()[virtual]

Cleans up a conversion that has been prepared or is in progress.

It should free any resources and reset the converter object to an initial state.

The default is to do nothing.

Capabilities ( )

IMPORT_C TIntCapabilities()[virtual]

Gets the converter's capabilities.

The default is to return a bitmask of all the TCapability flags.

Return Value
A bitmask of TCapability flags describing the capabilities.

ConvertAL ( const TFileName &, const TFileName &, MConverterUiObserver * )

IMPORT_C voidConvertAL(const TFileName &aSourceFile,
const TFileName &aTargetFile,
MConverterUiObserver *aObserver = NULL
)[virtual]

Prepares for conversion in multiple steps of a file.

Clients must call this function before calling DoConvertL() one or more times to do the conversion. The function can call back the MaxSteps() function of the supplied MConverterUiObserver to tell the client the maximum number of calls to DoConvertL() that will be required.

The rest of this description describes how to implement this function.

The function should initialise the object before performing a conversion, but should not do the conversion itself. Such initialisation should include:

storing the MConverterUiObserver pointer (if supplied), so the client can later be notified of conversion progress

validating the integrity of the input data

optionally, creating the appropriate application engine, either for input or output, to enable access to the data

determining the number of steps (i.e. calls to DoConvertL()) required to perform the conversion and pass this to the client by calling MConverterUiObserver::MaxSteps()

The default implementation leaves with KErrNotSupported.

Parameters
aSourceFileFile to convert
aTargetFileFile to which to write the converted output. The file can be overwritten if it already exists.
aObserverObserver of the conversion process
Leave Codes
KErrNotSupportedFile conversion is not supported

ConvertL ( const TFileName &, const TFileName &, MConverterUiObserver * )

IMPORT_C voidConvertL(const TFileName &aSourceFile,
const TFileName &aTargetFile,
MConverterUiObserver *aObserver = NULL
)[virtual]

Converts a file in a single step.

The caller can supply a MConverterUiObserver to be informed of progress in the conversion.

The default implementation calls ConvertAL() to prepare the object to perform the conversion, and then calls DoConvertL() in a loop until conversion is complete.

Parameters
aSourceFileFile to convert
aTargetFileFile to which to write the converted output
aObserverOptional observer of the conversion process
Leave Codes
KErrNotSupportedFile conversion is not supported

ConvertObjectAL ( RReadStream &, RWriteStream &, MConverterUiObserver * )

IMPORT_C voidConvertObjectAL(RReadStream &aReadStream,
RWriteStream &aWriteStream,
MConverterUiObserver *aObserver = NULL
)[virtual]

Prepares for conversion in multiple steps of a stream object.

Clients must call this function before calling DoConvertL() one or more times to do the conversion. The function can call back the MaxSteps() function of the supplied MConverterUiObserver to tell the client the maximum number of calls to DoConvertL() that will be required.

For a description of how to implement this function, see ConvertAL().

Parameters
aReadStreamStream from which to read the data to convert
aWriteStreamStream to which to write the converted data
aObserverOptional observer of the conversion process
Leave Codes
KErrNotSupportedStream object conversion is not supported

ConvertObjectL ( RReadStream &, RWriteStream &, MConverterUiObserver * )

IMPORT_C voidConvertObjectL(RReadStream &aReadStream,
RWriteStream &aWriteStream,
MConverterUiObserver *aObserver = NULL
)[virtual]

Converts a stream object in a single step.

The caller can supply a MConverterUiObserver to be informed of progress in the conversion.

The default implementation calls ConvertObjectAL() to prepare the object to perform the conversion, and then calls DoConvertL() in a loop until conversion is complete.

Parameters
aReadStreamStream from which to read the data to convert
aWriteStreamStream to which to write the converted data
aObserverOptional observer of the conversion process

CreateConverterL ( TUid )

CConverterBase2 *CreateConverterL(TUidaImplUid)[static]

DoConvertL ( )

IMPORT_C TBoolDoConvertL()[virtual]

Reimplemented from CConverterBase::DoConvertL()

Performs a step in converting the data.

The function advances a step in converting the data each time that it is called. When conversion is complete, the function returns EFalse.

Return Value
EFalse if conversion is complete, else ETrue

EmbeddedObjectL ( TDataType & )

IMPORT_C CConverterBase *EmbeddedObjectL(TDataType &aType)[virtual]

Gets a converter for an embedded object of the specified type.

The default is to return NULL.

Parameters
aTypeType of the embedded object
Return Value
Converter for the embedded object

ExtendedInterfaceL ( TUid, CBase *& )

IMPORT_C voidExtendedInterfaceL(TUidaInterfaceUid,
CBase *&aInterface
)[virtual]

Allows licensees to extend the Converter Architecture API.

If overridden by the converter, it allows third party code to request the extended interface object by UID. If not overridden, the default implementation does nothing.

Parameters
aInterfaceUidA UID that identifies the required extended interface object.
aInterfaceOn return, an object that extends the Converter Architecture interface, or NULL, if the UID specified is not recognised.

GetEmbeddedFileName ( TFileName & )

IMPORT_C TBoolGetEmbeddedFileName(TFileName &aFileName)[virtual]

Gets a filename embedded in the object.

Parameters
aFileNameThe file name found
Return Value
True if a filename was found, false otherwise

Reserved_1 ( )

IMPORT_C voidReserved_1()[virtual]

Reserved_2 ( )

IMPORT_C voidReserved_2()[virtual]

Uid ( )

TUid Uid()[pure virtual]

Reimplemented from CConverterBase::Uid()

Gets the converter's UID.

Return Value
Converter's UID