Conference azur::mcc

1623.0. "How can I read int values associated with enum DTs?" by RIVAGE::SILVA (Carl Silva - Telecom Eng - DTN 828-5339) Wed Oct 09 1991 10:35

Is it possible to read the values associated with enumerated data types other
than getting the constructor ILV buffer and then decoding it?  Is there a
MCC_K_DD... definiton that will allow me to get the values associated with each
enumerated data type string?  I can read the strings that are stored in the
dictionary but I would also like to get each value associated with the strings
stored in the dictionary.  For example, I have defined:

 TYPE Availability_status_enum = 9008 (
         inTest = 0,
         failed = 1,
         powerOff = 2,
         offLine = 3,
         offDuty = 4,
         dependency = 5,
         degraded = 6,
         logfull = 7);

I know how to read inTest, failed, etc. but how can I read the 0 for inTest, 1 
for failed, etc.?  What is the MCC_K_DD... value for this?

	Carl

>
>I know how to read inTest, failed, etc. but how can I read the 0 for inTest, 1 
>for failed, etc.?  What is the MCC_K_DD... value for this?
>
If you can read the text then you got the code : you get the text in an MCC
descriptor, the text in put in the a_pointer field, the code is simply set as
value of the mcc_l_id field of the descriptor :

if you get desc.mcc_a_pointer = "inTest" then desc.mcc_l_id = 0 and so on...

Pierre.

To expand on .1 from a different angle.

The code to string translation are stored using the mcc_k_dd_constructor_data_type
definition in the dictionary. This definition is an ilv encoded definition
and must be walked by the requester to determine the values stored in it.

jill