Function follow_named

src/ifcparse/parse_ifcxml.cpp:74–82

"Dereferences" a named_attribute. For example: IfcCompoundPlaneAngleMeasure -> LIST [3:4] OF INTEGER

// "Dereferences" a named_attribute. For example:
// IfcCompoundPlaneAngleMeasure -> LIST [3:4] OF INTEGER
void follow_named(const IfcParse::parameter_type*& pt) {
    while (pt->as_named_type() != nullptr) {
        if (pt->as_named_type()->declared_type()->as_type_declaration() != nullptr) {
            pt = pt->as_named_type()->declared_type()->as_type_declaration()->declared_type();
        } else {
            break;
        }
    }
}

// The ifcXML parser uses SAX so we need to keep a stack of where we are in
// the file. These different kinds of nodes could be subclasses but aren't