com.legstar.base.type

Interface CobolType

All Known Implementing Classes:

CobolArrayType, CobolBinaryType, CobolChoiceType, CobolComplexType, CobolCompositeType, CobolDecimalType, CobolDoubleType, CobolFloatType, CobolPackedDecimalType, CobolPrimitiveType, CobolStringType, CobolZonedDecimalType

public interface CobolType

Represents a COBOL item type.

They represent metadata and does not hold the actual item value during conversion.

Types are immutable and thread safe.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	accept(CobolVisitor visitor) Propagate a visitor.
String	getCobolName() Get the original COBOL name of this type.
long	getMaxBytesLen() Determine the maximum length in bytes of the mainframe representation of this type.
long	getMinBytesLen() Determine the minimum length in bytes of the mainframe representation of this type.

Method Detail

getCobolName

String getCobolName()

Get the original COBOL name of this type.

Returns:

the original COBOL name of this type.

accept

void accept(CobolVisitor visitor)

Propagate a visitor.

Parameters:

visitor - the visitor

getMaxBytesLen

long getMaxBytesLen()

Determine the maximum length in bytes of the mainframe representation of this type.

Returns:

the maximum size in bytes needed to store this type

getMinBytesLen

long getMinBytesLen()

Determine the minimum length in bytes of the mainframe representation of this type.

Returns:

the minimum size in bytes needed to store this type