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Overloaded Methods in Babel

This presentation, conducted by the Center for Applied Scientific Computing, explores the concept of method overloading in object-oriented programming, particularly within the context of Babel and SIDL (Simulation Interface Definition Language). It discusses the definition and utility of method overloading, showcasing examples from simulation classes. The session includes information on generated implementation names, stubs, and the necessary glue code for language support. Attendees will gain insights into how SIDL facilitates overloaded method functionalities and the advantages it offers in software development.

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Overloaded Methods in Babel

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  1. Tammy Dahlgren, Tom Epperly, Scott Kohn, and Gary KumfertCenter for Applied Scientific ComputingCommon Component Architecture Working GroupOctober 3-4, 2002 Overloaded Methods in Babel This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract No. W-7405-Eng-48. UCRL-PRES-150373

  2. Agenda • Background • SIDL Example • Generated Impl Names • Generated Stub Names • More information

  3. What is method overloading? Method overloading is the object-oriented practice of defining more than one method in a class with the same namebut different signatures.

  4. Why is it useful? Method overloading allows convenient reuse of a method name when the underlying implementation varies based on the arguments.

  5. As an example, below is a snippet of SIDL associated with a simulation. class Simulation { void init (in InputDatabase database); void init[FromRestart] (in string dir, in int num, in InputDatabase database); … void write[Restart] (in string filename, in int sequence_ext); void write[Vis] (in string filename, in int sequence); } Right! Short name Name extension Wrong! Simulation.sidl Based upon an exact match of arguments – type(s) and ordering!

  6. Glue code can then be generated for each supported language from the SIDL file. Application SIDL interfacedescription Stubs IORs Skels Overloaded names can appear here Impls

  7. Generated Stub method names used by the caller depend upon language support.

  8. Similarly, Impl method names depend upon language support.

  9. For more information, refer to the documentation and examples. • Babel User’s Guide • Contains an example SIDL file (in section 3.4.4) that is used by the language binding chapters to illustrate how each language calls the methods. • Examples • The regression tests’ overload subdirectory contains code for each of the supported languages.

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