Operation Parameter Types

Process Field Types as Operation Parameters

VWAttachment and VWParticipant FileNet objects are allowable as parameters in operations.

Process Data Types as Operation Parameters

The following table summarizes the use of Java data types as operation parameters.

Java Type

   Description

Size / Structure
   Information

Operation
Parameter
Process Type

Comments

byte

Byte-length integer

8-bit two's complement

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Error

short

Short integer

16-bit two's complement

integer

 

int

Integer

32-bit two's complement

integer

 

long

Long integer

64-bit two's complement

float

May cause problems with comparisons

float

Single-precision floating point

32-bit IEEE 754

float

 

double

Double-precision floating point

64-bit IEEE 754

float

 

char

Single character

16-bit Unicode character

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Error

boolean

boolean value

true or false

boolean

 

Byte

Byte-length integer

8-bit two's complement

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Error

Short

Short integer

16-bit two's complement

integer

 

Integer

Integer

32-bit two's complement

integer

 

Long

Long integer

64-bit two's complement

float

May cause problems with comparisons

Float

Single-precision floating point

32-bit IEEE 754

float

 

Double

Double-precision floating point

64-bit IEEE 754

float

 

Char

Single character

16-bit Unicode character

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Error

Boolean

boolean value

true or false

boolean

 

String

String object

Variable

string

 

Date

Java Date object

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Time (FileNet
field type)

See VWFieldType in
Process API
Javadoc

Object

Java objects--except Short, Integer, Long, Float, Double, Date, or Boolean

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Error