com.heirloomcomputing.epli.runtime

Annotation Type BIT

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={TYPE,METHOD,PARAMETER,FIELD,LOCAL_VARIABLE})
public @interface BIT

BIT - Elastic PL/I type information supplementing base Java classes available for reflection at runtime. Attached to BIT(n) variables (Java String) defined within procedures (Java methods) or elements (Java String) within groups (sub-classes) to indicate the maximum length of a fixed or varying bit variable.

PL/I code

   DCL A BIT(4) INIT('1111'B);
   DCL B BIT(8) INIT('10101010'B);
   A=B;
   PUT SKIP LIST(A);

when compiled is generated as

   @BIT(4) BitN a = new java.uti.BitN(12);
   @BIT(8) BitN b = new java.uti.BitN(170);
   EPLI.ByValue(a, b);
   System.out.println(a);

when run displays as

   '1010'B

Author:

Heirloom Computing, Inc.

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
int	value Maximum length of BIT(n) stored as Strings

Element Detail

value

public abstract int value

Maximum length of BIT(n) stored as Strings

Returns:

the maximum length of a BIT string