Extensions.BlackBox.BlackBox

Classification

Name	BlackBox
Short Description	Boxing type
Class	Complex Data Type
Base Data Type	ComplexType
Default Value	Empty
Provide a Literal	No
SpecifiedBy	ISO 13209-3
Standard Compliant	Yes

Description

A BlackBox is a boxing type. It serves as a transport or base data type which can help the OTX unknown types pass through the code layers.

Core Conversion

The following table shows the rules for conversion to another data type:

Conversion	Result	Sample
ToBoolean	Returns the Boolean counterpart of the argument term	Boolean b = ToBoolean(blackBoxVariable); // Returns true/false/TypeMismatchException
ToInteger	Returns the Integer counterpart of the argument term	Integer i = ToInteger(blackBoxVariable); // Returns integer value/TypeMismatchException
ToFloat	Returns the Float counterpart of the argument term	Float f = ToFloat(blackBoxVariable); // Returns float value/TypeMismatchException
ToString	Returns the String counterpart of the argument term	String s = ToString(blackBoxVariable); // Returns string value/TypeMismatchException
ToByteField	Returns the ByteField counterpart of the argument term	ByteField bf = ToByteField(blackBoxVariable); // Returns byteField value/TypeMismatchException

Sample

BlackBox.BlackBox BlackBoxVariable;