Re: $ used in RPGLE Java Prototype

[whatt sson <whattssonn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joe,

The dollersign indicates that "PlanRecord" is an "inner class" of
"VisitFiler".

In other words, the class "PlanRecord" is defined within the scope of
another class, "VisitFiler".



On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Joe Wells <jwells@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Here are my questions -   What does the $ mean when used in a java method
> prototype?  Does it indicate an inner class?  Where can I find the
> documentation (I looked, but could not find!)?
>
> Here is why I ask...........
>
> I was trying to prototype a method that returns an object that is a nested
> class.
>
> This is what I initially tried.  Focus on
>  'com.idx.hco.hpa.VisitFiler.PlanRecord' .
>
> d getPlanRecordByCode...
> d                 pr              o   ExtProc(*JAVA:
> d                                     'com.idx.hco.hpa.VisitFiler'
> d                                     :'getPlanRecordByCode')
> d                                     CLASS(*JAVA:
> d                                     'com.idx.hco.hpa.VisitFiler-
> d                                     .PlanRecord')
> d str                                 like(jString) const
>
> I kept getting the"NoSuchMethodError".
>
> After much head banging, I used javap to look at the expected signature
> and found it was showing this - 'com.idx.hco.hpa.VisitFiler$PlanRecord'
>
> Grasping at straws,  I changed my prototype accordingly and it worked!
>
> d getPlanRecordByCode...
> d                 pr              o   ExtProc(*JAVA:
> d                                     'com.idx.hco.hpa.VisitFiler'
> d                                     :'getPlanRecordByCode')
> d                                     CLASS(*JAVA:
> d                                     'com.idx.hco.hpa.VisitFiler-
> d                                     $PlanRecord')
> d str                                 like(jString) const
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
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