Java IDL datatype mappings

Java/CORBA components use the type mappings specified by the CORBA document, IDL to Java Language Mapping Specification (formal/99-07-53).

The following table lists the CORBA IDL types predefined in EAServer and the equivalent Java datatypes.

**Table 11-1: Java types for predefined CORBA IDL types**
CORBA IDL type	Java type (input parameter or return value)	Java type (inout or out parameter)
short	short	org.omg.CORBA.ShortHolder
long	int	org.omg.CORBA.IntHolder
long long	long	org.omg.CORBA.LongHolder
float	float	org.omg.CORBA.FloatHolder
double	double	org.omg.CORBA.DoubleHolder
boolean	boolean	org.omg.CORBA.BooleanHolder
char	char	org.omg.CORBA.CharHolder
octet	byte	org.omg.CORBA.ByteHolder
string	java.lang.String	org.omg.CORBA.StringHolder
BCD::Binary	byte[]	BCD.Binary
BCD::Decimal	BCD.Decimal	BCD.DecimalHolder
BCD::Money	BCD.Money	BCD.MoneyHolder
MJD::Date	MJD.Date	MJD.DateHolder
MJD::Time	MJD.Time	MJD.TimeHolder
MJD::Timestamp	MJD.Timestamp	MJD.TimestampHolder
TabularResults:: ResultSet	TabularResults.ResultSet	TabularResults.ResultSetHolder
TabularResults:: ResultSets	TabularResults.ResultSet[ ]	TabularResults.ResultSetsHolder