Examples

The following examples show how to invoke a method using the Perform action. You should notice the following facts about these examples:

In Example 1, the Perform action calls the update() method on the variable $importedVar$. Notice that:
- The entire method call is enclosed in dollar signs ($).
- In the context of a method call, the variable name itself (importedVar) is not enclosed in dollar signs ($).
- A variable passed as a parameter to a method must be enclosed in dollar signs ($) as usual ( $str$ ).
- A string passed as a parameter to a method must be enclosed in single quotes as usual ('Application').
In Example 2, the Perform action calls a static method.
In Example 3, the Perform action calls the close() method belonging to the class to which the variable belongs, such as java.io.FileInputStream.
In Example 4, the Perform action calls the createZipEntry() method belonging to the class to which the variable belongs, such as java.util.zip.ZipInputStream.
In Example 5, the Perform action calls the clear() method belonging to the class to which the variable belongs, such as java.util.Hashtable.

Figure 1. Examples of the Perform action

   <actions>
      <!-- Example 1 -->
      <perform value="$importedVar.update( 5, 'Application', $str$)$" />

      <!-- Example 2 -->
      <perform value="$MyClass.myInit('all')$" />

      <!-- Example 3 -->
      <perform value="$fip.close()$" />

      <!-- Example 4 -->
      <perform value="$zis.createZipEntry( $name$ )$" />

      <!-- Example 5 -->
      <perform value="$ht.clear()$" />
   </actions>