Pathway/iTS Web Client Programming Manual (H06.03+, J06.03+)

Java Import Package Reference
HP NonStop Pathway/iTS Web Client Programming Manual—520270-003
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Class Pic9
Return Value
Returns the number of bytes required to represent the equivalent SCREEN COBOL
data item in the NonStop Kernel.
Method getHostValue
Purpose
Returns the NonStop Kernel representation of the data as a byte array.
Syntax
public byte [] getHostValue()
Description
The byte array does not necessarily represent an actual numeric item. Any arbitrary
byte pattern can be stored in this object with the setHostValue() method. However,
if setValue(long data) is used to set this object, the byte array will be a replica of
the byte array used to represent the same numeric value in the NonStop Kernel.
The length of the returned byte array will be the same as that returned by
getHostLength().
Return Value
Returns the byte array used to represent the numeric value in the NonStop Kernel.
Method setHostValue
Purpose
Updates the value of the object with the given byte array.
Syntax
public void setHostValue (byte[] data)
Description
This method is used to store a byte pattern in this object. Whether the byte array
represents a valid numeric value is not verified. (In SCREEN COBOL, a numeric
variable can hold nonnumeric data if the variable is part of a group and the group is the
target of a group move.)