User's Guide

Inheriting from existing data types

When you create your own data types, try to inherit from the data types that VisualAge provides. This way, the code you write is simpler, because you don't have to check for all the error conditions that VisualAge already checks for. You can inherit from any of the following VisualAge classes:

Data type Class
Boolean AbtBooleanConverter
Character AbtCharacterConverter
Date AbtDateConverter
DBCS Only AbtDbStringOnlyConverter
Decimal AbtDecimalConverter
Float AbtFloatingPointRepresentationConverter
Integer AbtIntegerConverter
Monetary Amount AbtMonetaryAmountConverter
Number AbtNumberConverter
Social Security Number AbtSSNConverter
String AbtStringConverter
Time AbtTimeConverter
Timestamp AbtTimestampConverter
USA State AbtUSAStateConverter
Zip Code AbtZipCodeConverter


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