class DBus::InterfaceElement

D-Bus interface element class¶ ↑

This is a generic class for entities that are part of the interface such as methods and signals.

Attributes

name[R]

The name of the interface element. Symbol

params[R]

The parameters of the interface element. Array: FormalParameter

Public Class Methods

new(name) click to toggle source

Creates a new element with the given name.

    # File lib/dbus/introspect.rb
114 def initialize(name)
115   validate_name(name.to_s)
116   @name = name
117   @params = []
118 end

Public Instance Methods

add_fparam(name, signature) click to toggle source

Adds a formal parameter with name and signature (See also Message#add_param which takes signature+value)

    # File lib/dbus/introspect.rb
122 def add_fparam(name, signature)
123   @params << FormalParameter.new(name, signature)
124 end

add_param(name_signature_pair) click to toggle source

Deprecated, for backward compatibility

    # File lib/dbus/introspect.rb
127 def add_param(name_signature_pair)
128   add_fparam(*name_signature_pair)
129 end

validate_name(name) click to toggle source

Validates element name.

    # File lib/dbus/introspect.rb
108 def validate_name(name)
109   return if (name =~ METHOD_SIGNAL_RE) && (name.bytesize <= 255)
110   raise InvalidMethodName, name
111 end