Chapter 5: Defining Component Interfaces

Parameter properties

The New Parameter and Modify Parameter dialog boxes allow you to configure the type and modality of each method parameter using the controls described in Table 5-2.

**Table 5-2: Parameter properties**
Property	Description	Notes
Parameter Number	Displays the parameter number	No input is required.
Name	Specifies the name of the parameter	A name is required.
Mode	Specifies how values are passed for the parameter.	Supported modes are as follows: in – Input only. No new value is returned when the method completes. inout – Input and output. Input values are not ignored, and output values are returned to caller. out – Output only. Input values will be ignored; output values are returned to caller.
Type	Specifies the datatype of the parameter.	Select a datatype from the drop-down list or type the name of an IDL or Java datatype in the input field. See “Parameter and return value datatypes” for more information.
Description	Describes how the parameter is to be used.	Optional. You can use this field to describe how the parameter is to be used.

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