IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2

Component Operation Parameter Types

The following Java™ data types are supported as operation parameters for component queues. See Component Integrator-Based Work Performers for information about components and component queues.

The Process Engine objects VWAttachment and VWParticipant are also allowable as parameters in operations.

Table 1.
Java Type	Description	Size / Structure Information	Operation Parameter Type	Comments
byte	Byte-length integer	8-bit two's complement	---	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	---	Error
boolean	boolean value	true or false	boolean
Byte	Byte-length integer	8-bit two's complement	---	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	---	Error
Boolean	boolean value	true or false	boolean
String	String object	Variable	string
Date	Java Date object	---	Time (FileNet® field type)	See VWFieldType
Object	Java objects--except Short, Integer, Long, Float, Double, Date, or Boolean	---	---	Error