Within the parameter-declaration block In, Out and In / Out parameters of procedures and signatures are stored. All parameters have the following characteristics.

Properties

• Name

   Name des Para­me­ters

• Specification

  Description of the parameter

• Type

  Data type of the parameter

• Ini­ti­al­wert (Stan­dard­wert)

  is initialized with the value of the parameters

Type

OTX in the following types of parameters are distinguished:

• InParameter

  With InParametern values ​​are passed to the callee. They are treated as constants within the called environment and may not be changed.

• InOutParameter

  InOutParameter be used for passing and return values. The called context here is just provided the references of the parameter. This means that any change of the parameter within the context of the caller is visible.

• OutParameter

  OutParameter are for the return values ​​to the caller.