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| IXPostingExchange |
| Adopted By: | IXPostingCursor IXPostingList IXPostingSet | |
| Declared In: | btree/protocols.h |
| Protocol Description |
| The IXPostingExchange protocol allows Indexing Kit classes to exchange their postings with one another. A posting is an optionally weighted opaque reference. A posting set is an array of postings ordered by handle, with no duplicates. |
| Instance Methods |
| getCount:andPostings: |
| Returns by reference the number of postings, and a copy of the postings sorted by handle. The sender of this message is responsible for freeing the postings when they are no longer needed. Returns self. |
| setCount:andPostings: |
| Sets the number of postings to count, and installs a copy of the contents of postings into the receiver. The sender of this message is responsible for freeing the postings when they are no longer needed. (Note: IXPostingCursor frees its postings.) Returns self. |