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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: bITs.EA on January 03, 2014, 12:51:36 am

Title: Automation interface: compile error in java code
Post by: bITs.EA on January 03, 2014, 12:51:36 am

Hi,

I'm trying to get a package-object from the repository (get by id) and get the package name.

Here's a code snippet:

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org.sparx.Package oPackage = null;
oPackage = repo.GetPackageByID(Integer.parseInt(packageID));
String sName = oPackage.Name;
When I run my script, I get the following compile error

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deleteExternalRef.java:44: error: cannot find symbol
                String sName = oPackage.Name;
                                       ^
  symbol:   variable Name
  location: variable oPackage of type Package
1 error
...Run
What am I doing wrong???

Title: Re: Automation interface: compile error in java co
Post by: bITs.EA on January 06, 2014, 07:57:39 pm

Problem solved: I had to use a method "package.GetName()" instead of a variable "package.Name".

I guess I'm using an old user guide or the user guide isn't up-to-date...

Title: Re: Automation interface: compile error in java co
Post by: Geert Bellekens on January 06, 2014, 09:43:16 pm

I think VB and C# use real properties, so you can indeed write

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mystring = oPackage.Name or

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oPackage.Name = mystringwhereas Java uses getter and setter methods.
So in Java that would be

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myString = oPackage.GetName()or

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oPackage.SetName(myString)
Geert

Title: Re: Automation interface: compile error in java co
Post by: bITs.EA on January 06, 2014, 11:30:53 pm

Thanks for the additional info!

Greets