Several classes have been developed to allow handling of IBM i data types.
DataType
All DataType classes implement the DataType interface.
public int getType ()
public int getByteLength ()
public byte[] toByteArray ( Object data )
public String toString ( byte[] byteArray )
6.3.5.1 DataTypeText
This class allows a Java data type to be converted to an alphanumeric byte array.
6.3.5.2 DataTypePacked
This class allows a Java data type to be converted to a packed decimal byte array.
6.3.5.3 DataTypeZoned
This class allows a Java data type to be converted to a zoned decimal byte array.