Supported datatypes

The following table describes the basic CORBA IDL types supported and their corresponding PowerScript type.

CORBA IDL type	Mode	PowerScript type
boolean	in, return	Boolean by value
	out, inout	Boolean by reference
char	in, return	Char by value
	out, inout	Char by reference
octet	in, return	Byte by value
	out, inout	Byte by reference
short	in, return	Integer by value
	out, inout	Integer by reference
long	in, return	Long by value
	out, inout	Long by reference
long long	in, return	Longlong by value
	out, inout	Longlong by reference
float	in, return	Real by value
	out, inout	Real by reference
double	in, return	Double by value
	out, inout	Double by reference
string	in, return	String by value
	out, inout	String by reference
BCD::Binary	in, return	Blob by value
	out, inout	Blob by reference
BCD::Decimal	in, return	Decimal by value
	out, inout	Decimal by reference
BCD::Money	in, return	Decimal by value
	out, inout	Decimal by reference
MJD::Date	in, return	Date by value
	out, inout	Date by reference
MJD::Time	in, return	Time by value
	out, inout	Time by reference
MJD::Timestamp	in, return	DateTime by value
	out, inout	DateTime by reference
TabularResults::ResultSet	in, return	ResultSet by value
	out, inout	ResultSet by reference
TabularResults::ResultSets	in, return	ResultSets by value
	out, inout	ResultSets by reference
Void	return	(None)

The complex datatypes listed in the following table are also supported. Arrays and sequences of structures and basic types are supported.

CORBA IDL type	Mode	PowerScript type
Array	in	Bounded array by value
	inout	Bounded array by reference
Sequence	in	Unbounded array by value
	inout	Unbounded array by reference
Structure	in, return	Structure by value
	out, inout	Structure by reference