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
110 def initialize(name)
111   validate_name(name.to_s)
112   @name = name
113   @params = []
114 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
118 def add_fparam(name, signature)
119   @params << FormalParameter.new(name, signature)
120 end
add_param(name_signature_pair) click to toggle source

Deprecated, for backward compatibility

    # File lib/dbus/introspect.rb
123 def add_param(name_signature_pair)
124   add_fparam(*name_signature_pair)
125 end
validate_name(name) click to toggle source

Validates element name.

    # File lib/dbus/introspect.rb
104 def validate_name(name)
105   return if (name =~ METHOD_SIGNAL_RE) && (name.bytesize <= 255)
106   raise InvalidMethodName, name
107 end