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Remember, %TRIM() is NOT %trimR(). I know a lot (most?) RPG IV programmers use %trim() because of the "I know it works" mentality. But in the rare case when a variable contains leading blanks, %trim() will return a completely different value than %trimR(). I strongly agree with the person who implemented %trim(), %trimR(), and %trimL() in RPG IV that as a developer, you should use the Built-in function that applies and not generically default back to %trim(). If anything, default to always using %trimR() and then use %trim() on an exception basis, were applicable. myVar = ' Bob Cozzi '; len = %Len(%trim(myVar)); lenR = %Len(%trimR(myVar)); After the above is performed, LEN equals 9 and LENR equals 12. So if you code this: myVar = ' Bob Cozzi '; len = %Len(%trim(myVar)); myWorkVar = %trim(myVar); callp someCorJavaAPI(myWorkVar : len); You're going to have a learning experience. -Bob Cozzi www.iSeriesTV.com Ask your Manager to watch iSeriesTV.com -----Original Message----- From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael_Schutte@xxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 7:46 AM To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries Subject: Re: Java string length The only way that I know of is to use the getBytes routine to convert the java string to a readable RPG string and then use the %Len BIF with the %Trim BIF. D getBytes PR 65535 ExtProc(*JAVA: D 'java.lang.String': D 'getBytes') D Varying RPGfileName = getBytes(fileNamex); Try our New Country Benedicts -- Breakfast with a Bob Evans twist! rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 08/28/2006 08:33:16 AM:
How to dermine the (string) length of this declaration: // File Name object D fileNamex S O Class(*JAVA:'java.lang.String') // trimmed File Name object D tfileName S O Class(*JAVA:'java.lang.String') Thanks in advance Marco __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing
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