Convert a HadroZoo data type to its text name and return as const char* Pointer to datytype description as cstr

Declared in file: hzDatabase.h
Defined in file : hzTypes.cpp

Function Logic:

Function body:

const char* Basetype2Txt (hdbBasetype dtype)
{
   //  Category: Diagnostics
   //  
   //  Convert a HadroZoo data type to its text name and return as const char*
   //  
   //  Arguments: 1) dtype HadronZoo or standard C++ datatype
   //  
   //  Returns: Pointer to datytype description as cstr
   static const hzString   _typstrUKN      = "BASETYPE_NOT_DEFINED" ;      //  used to indicate illegal type mix
   //  Group 1: Fundamental C++ types (fixed size)
   static const hzString   _typstrCPP_UKN  = "BASETYPE_CPP_UNDEF" ;    //  Group 1 undefined
   static const hzString   _typstrDBL      = "BASETYPE_DOUBLE" ;       //  64 bit floating point value
   static const hzString   _typstrI64      = "BASETYPE_INT64" ;        //  64 bit Signed Integer
   static const hzString   _typstrI32      = "BASETYPE_INT32" ;        //  32 bit Signed Integer
   static const hzString   _typstrI16      = "BASETYPE_INT16" ;        //  16 bit Signed Integer
   static const hzString   _typstrBYTE     = "BASETYPE_BYTE" ;         //  8 bit Signed Integer
   static const hzString   _typstrU64      = "BASETYPE_UINT64" ;       //  64 bit unsigned Integer
   static const hzString   _typstrU32      = "BASETYPE_UINT32" ;       //  32 bit unsigned Integer
   static const hzString   _typstrU16      = "BASETYPE_UINT16" ;       //  16 bit unsigned Integer
   static const hzString   _typstrUBYTE    = "BASETYPE_UBYTE" ;        //  8 bit unsigned Integer
   static const hzString   _typstrBOOL     = "BASETYPE_BOOL" ;         //  either true or false
   //  Group 2: HadronZoo Defined types (fixed size)
   static const hzString   _typstrHZO_UKN  = "BASETYPE_HZO_UNDEF" ;    //  Group 2 undefined
   static const hzString   _typstrEMA      = "BASETYPE_EMADDR" ;       //  Email Address
   static const hzString   _typstrURL      = "BASETYPE_URL" ;          //  URL (Web address)
   static const hzString   _typstrIPA      = "BASETYPE_IPADDR" ;       //  IP Address
   static const hzString   _typstrTIME     = "BASETYPE_TIME" ;         //  No of seconds since midnight (4 bytes)
   static const hzString   _typstrSDATE    = "BASETYPE_SDATE" ;        //  No of days since Jan 1st year 0000
   static const hzString   _typstrXDATE    = "BASETYPE_XDATE" ;        //  Full date & time
   static const hzString   _typstrSTR      = "BASETYPE_STRING" ;       //  Variable length string (hzString class), treated as a single value
   static const hzString   _typstrTEXT     = "BASETYPE_TEXT" ;         //  Variable length string (hzString class), treated as a series of words
   static const hzString   _typstrBINARY   = "BASETYPE_BINARY" ;       //  Document or file (possible text source)
   static const hzString   _typstrTXTDOC   = "BASETYPE_TXTDOC" ;       //  Document or file (possible text source)
   //  Group 3: Application defined data enumerations
   static const hzString   _typstrENUM     = "BASETYPE_ENUM" ;         //  String enumeration set
   //  Group 4: Application defined special text types
   static const hzString   _typstrAPPDEF   = "BASETYPE_APPDEF" ;       //  String enumeration set
   //  Group 5: Application defined data class
   static const hzString   _typstrCLASS    = "BASETYPE_CLASS" ;        //  String enumeration set
   switch (dtype)
   {
   case BASETYPE_CPP_UNDEF:    return *_typstrCPP_UKN ;
   case BASETYPE_DOUBLE:       return *_typstrDBL ;
   case BASETYPE_INT64:        return *_typstrI64 ;
   case BASETYPE_INT32:        return *_typstrI32 ;
   case BASETYPE_INT16:        return *_typstrI16 ;
   case BASETYPE_BYTE:         return *_typstrBYTE ;
   case BASETYPE_UINT64:       return *_typstrU64 ;
   case BASETYPE_UINT32:       return *_typstrU32 ;
   case BASETYPE_UINT16:       return *_typstrU16 ;
   case BASETYPE_UBYTE:        return *_typstrUBYTE ;
   case BASETYPE_BOOL:         return *_typstrBOOL ;
   case BASETYPE_HZO_UNDEF:    return *_typstrHZO_UKN ;
   case BASETYPE_EMADDR:       return *_typstrEMA ;
   case BASETYPE_URL:          return *_typstrURL ;
   case BASETYPE_IPADDR:       return *_typstrIPA ;
   case BASETYPE_TIME:         return *_typstrTIME ;
   case BASETYPE_SDATE:        return *_typstrSDATE ;
   case BASETYPE_XDATE:        return *_typstrXDATE ;
   case BASETYPE_STRING:       return *_typstrSTR ;
   case BASETYPE_TEXT:         return *_typstrTEXT ;
   case BASETYPE_BINARY:       return *_typstrBINARY ;
   case BASETYPE_TXTDOC:       return *_typstrTXTDOC ;
   case BASETYPE_ENUM:         return *_typstrENUM ;
   case BASETYPE_APPDEF:       return *_typstrAPPDEF ;
   case BASETYPE_CLASS:        return *_typstrCLASS ;
   }
   return *_typstrUKN ;
}