Rexx Programmer's Reference

Appendix K. NetRexx: Quick Reference

This appendix provides a quick summary of NetRexx. For full authoritative reference, see the book The NetRexx Language by Michael Cowlishaw (Prentice-Hall, 1997). Also refer to the manuals that download with the product, all written by Michael Cowlishaw: The NetRexx Language: Specification; NetRexx Language Supplement; NetRexx Language Overview; and the NetRexx User's Guide

NetRexx Special Names

Special Name	Function
ask	Reads a line from the default input stream and returns it as a string of type Rexx(also called a NetRexx string)
digits	Returns the current setting of numeric digits as a NetRexx string
form	Returns the current setting of numeric form as a NetRexx string
length	Returns an array's length (the number of elements)
null	Returns the null value (used in assignments and comparisons)
source	Returns a NetRexx string that identifies the source of the current class
super	Used to invoke a method or property overridden in the current class
this	Returns a reference to the current object
trace	Returns the current setting as a NetRexx string
version	Returns the NetRexx language versio as a NetRexx string

Special Methods

Special Method	Use
super	Constructor of the superclass
this	Constructor of the current class

Instruction Syntax

This section lists the NetRexx instructions. Each consists of a coding template with allowable operands. Optionally coded operands are surrounded by brackets ([ ]). Operands in italicized boldface are to be replaced by an appropriate term or list. ...