FUJITSU J Adapter Class Generator - Manual (Page 64)

64 Chapter 5. Adapter Class Reference
GET-STRING-N method (object method)
Explanation
This method fetches the character string from the String object as a national data
item.
Syntax
INVOKE
anObject "GET-STRING-N" RETURNING stringValue
Parameter and return value
• anObject
Specifies the String object from which a character string is to be fetched.
• stringValue (attribute: PIC N ANY LENGTH)
Returns the character string fetched from the String object. If the specified data
item is shorter than the fetched character string, it is truncated. If the specified
data item is longer than the fetched character string, the trailing area is padded
with blanks.
GET-STRING-LENGTH-X method (object method)
Explanation
This method returns the length of the character string of the String object as the
length (number of characters) of the alphanumeric data item.
Syntax
INVOKE
anObject "GET-STRING-LENGTH-X" RETURNING stringLength
Parameter and return value
• anObject
Specifies the String object whose character length is to be checked.
• stringLength (attribute: PIC S9(9) COMP-5)
Returns character string length.