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Java.CallStaticMethod

Calls a static method on a class.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Java	6.5	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

MBS( "Java.CallStaticMethod"; ClassName; MethodName; Signature { ; Params } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

ClassName The name of the java class. "com.mbs.test"

MethodName The name of the method. "test"

Signature The java signature of the method.
This describes the parameter types.
Please use "javap -s test.class" with file path to class file to show the signatures for a class. "[]"

Params The parameters to pass.
Pass one parameter in FileMaker for each parameter to pass. Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
ClassName	The name of the java class.	"com.mbs.test"
MethodName	The name of the method.	"test"
Signature	The java signature of the method. This describes the parameter types. Please use "javap -s test.class" with file path to class file to show the signatures for a class.	"[]"
Params	The parameters to pass. Pass one parameter in FileMaker for each parameter to pass.		Optional

Result

Returns result or error.

Description

Calls a static method on a class.
Parameters and return type is detected by plugin automatically from signature.
Please call later Java.Release to release an object if this function returns one.

Java is only available if you call Java.Initialize before to load the java runtime.
Supported data types include: void, int, long, boolean, string, double, float, char, byte, object, byte array (for container), char array (using FileMaker text).

For PDF content: If you have a DynaPDF Pro license and DynaPDF functions initialized, this function can add previews for the PDF file on Windows and Linux. For MacOS, we make them with PDFKit.

Examples

Call Function GetString:

MBS( "Java.CallStaticMethod"; "test"; "GetString"; "()Ljava/lang/String;" )

Call function returning an integer:

// public static int method_int(int a, double b, char c, long d, short e)
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "Java.CallStaticMethod"; "tests"; "method_int"; "(IDCJS)I"; 10000; 2000; 300; 40; 5 )]
If [MBS("IsError") or ($r ≠ 12345)]
Show Custom Dialog ["Java Error"; $r]
Exit Script [Result: "Static int method failed"]
End If

Call function returning a double value:

// public static double method_double(int a, double b, char c, long d, short e)
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "Java.CallStaticMethod"; "tests"; "method_double"; "(IDCJS)D"; 10000; 2000; 300; 40; 5 )]
If [MBS("IsError") or ($r ≠ 12345)]
Show Custom Dialog ["Java Error"; $r]
Exit Script [Result: "Static double method failed"]
End If

Example Databases

Java/Java Tests/Java Tests

Created 2nd October 2016, last changed 22nd November 2018

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