#ifndef MACIPROPERTYDEFINES_H
#define MACIPROPERTYDEFINES_H
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#ifndef __cplusplus
#error This is a C++ include file and cannot be used from plain C
#endif

/** @file maciPropertyDefines.h
 *  This file contains macros that are very helpful in creating distributed
 *  objects.
 */
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/** @def MACI_PROPERTY(IdlAccessor, CppImplVar)
 *  This macro checks to see if a property object has been created and initialized correctly.  
 *  It should normally be put in the distributed object's constructor after creating each 
 *  new property.
 *
 *  Also adds property information to a vector that is then used to define the descriptor. 
 *  Use this macro for each of the properties.
 *  @param IdlAccessor Name of the property located in the IDL file.  This is also the name 
 *  of the C++ method that must be implemented to acccess the IDL property.
 *  @param CppImplVariable Name of the C++ variable used in the C++ method for each IDL 
 *  property.  CORBA poses no restrictions on the name of this variable although the "C++ 
 *  Coding Standards" document does.
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 */
#define MACI_PROPERTY(IdlAccessor, CppImplVar) \
    if (!CppImplVar) return; \
    else if (CppImplVar->initialization()) \
        return; \
    { \
     \
    m_desc->properties.length(m_desc->properties.length()+1); \
    m_desc->properties[m_desc->properties.length()-1].property_ref = this->IdlAccessor(); \
    m_desc->properties[m_desc->properties.length()-1].name = CppImplVar->name(); \
    m_desc->properties[m_desc->properties.length()-1].id = CppImplVar->id(); \
    m_desc->properties[m_desc->properties.length()-1].characteristics = CppImplVar->get_all_characteristics(0); \
    }

#endif /*MACIPROPERTYDEFINES_H*/