eif_type_id

Synopsis

#include "eif_gen_conf.h" EIF_TYPE_ID eif_type_id (char * type);

Description

The eif_type_id function returns the type identifier corresponding to type, which is the name of the type.

Return value

The type identifier of type.

Notes

An error cannot be caught by a visible exception.

The type is not necessary visible.

Conformance

ISE Eiffel 4.3 and later.

Compatibility

eif_type_id is equivalent to eif_type_by_name.

With ISE Eiffel 4.2 and earlier, use eif_generic_type for generic types.

See Also:
eif_*_function
eif_procedure
eif_type
eif_name