---
name: "ACE_Location_Node"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libace-doc"
version: "5.0.7-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ACE_Location_Node"
---

# ACE\_Location\_Node(3)

Keep track of where a shared library is located.

## NAME

ACE\_Location\_Node -  Keep track of where a shared library is located.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ace/Parse_Node.h>
class ACE_Location_Node
{
  public:
    ACE_Location_Node (void);
    virtual void *symbol (ACE_Service_Object_Exterminator * = 0) = 0;
    virtual void set_symbol (void *h);
    ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE handle (void) const;
    void handle (const ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE h);
    const ASYS_TCHAR *pathname (void) const;
    void pathname (const ASYS_TCHAR *h);
    int dispose (void) const;
    virtual ~ACE_Location_Node (void);
    void dump (void) const;
    ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
  protected:
    ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE open_handle (void);
    const ASYS_TCHAR *pathname_;
    int must_delete_;
    ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE handle_;
    void *symbol_;
};
```

## PUBLIC MEMBERS

```
ACE_Location_Node (void);
```

```
virtual void *symbol (ACE_Service_Object_Exterminator * = 0) = 0;
```

```
virtual void set_symbol (void *h);
```

```
ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE handle (void) const;
```

```
void handle (const ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE h);
```

```
const ASYS_TCHAR *pathname (void) const;
```

```
void pathname (const ASYS_TCHAR *h);
```

```
int dispose (void) const;
```

```
virtual ~ACE_Location_Node (void);
```

```
void dump (void) const;
```

Dump the state of an object.

```
ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
```

Declare the dynamic allocation hooks.

## PROTECTED MEMBERS

```
ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE open_handle (void);
```

```
const ASYS_TCHAR *pathname_;
```

Pathname to the shared library we are working on.

```
int must_delete_;
```

Flag indicating whether the Service\_Object generated by this Location Node should be deleted or not (ACE\_Service\_Type::DELETE\_OBJ.)

```
ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE handle_;
```

Handle to the open shared library.

```
void *symbol_;
```

Symbol that we've obtained from the shared library.

## AUTHOR

Doug Schmidt

## LIBRARY

ace