[omniORB] Can't compile client that retrieves a struct whichcontains a sequence

[Clarke Brunt]

Tom O'Reilly wrote:
> void foo(SequenceTestIF_var seqTest) {
> ...etc.

Hopefully the other reply has solved the actual problem. But (and
nothing to do with the problem) I'd advise against writing methods which
take _var types as arguments. Make it "SequenceTestIF_ptr seqTest"
instead.

With the _ptr version, then if in the calling function, you've already
got an xxx_var, it's no problem - it will be correctly converted to
xxx_ptr when you make the call. And if you've already got an xxx_ptr,
then that will work too.

But with your _var version, while it will work as intended if you always
call it passing another _var, if someone called it passing an xxx_ptr
(as they'd expect to be able to do), then the _var contructor will 'eat'
the _ptr and its destructor will automatically
delete/destroy/release/whatever it when the statement completes. Which
would lead to the _ptr no longer working.

Clarke Brunt
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