Specifies the namespace for a class to be imported. This directive enables you to write just the class name in the program code, without its namespace, potentially making the code shorter and simpler.
Restriction: This directive is supported for managed COBOL only.
Syntax:
>>---.---ILUSING---"namespace"--.---><
+-NOILUSING----------------+
Parameters:
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namespace
- The name of a namespace to be imported into the program.
Properties:
| Default:
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The command line default is NOILUSING .
Note: Specifying NOILUSING clears any settings that are in effect as a result of previous ILUSING directives.
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| IDE equivalent:
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| $SET:
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Initial.
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Comments:
You can add this directive more than once, to add multiple namespaces to your programs.
Examples:
When referring to a class whose name begins with the specified namespace (or one of the specified namespaces if there are multiple ILUSING directives), the namespace may be omitted. For example:
Is equivalent to:
Note that the complete namespace must be specified in an ILUSING directive for it to be effective.