Type Mappings from Native COBOL to Managed Code

COBOL data items are exposed as the following managed types, when the code is compiled with the ILSMARTLINKAGE directive:

Native COBOL	C# type	Java type	Managed COBOL
PIC X(n)	string	String	string
PIC S9(n) where n <= 2	sbyte	byte	binary-char
PIC 9(n) where n <= 2	byte	byte	binary-char unsigned Tip: You can use `byte` (or `BYTE`) as a synonym for binary-char unsigned.
PIC S9(n) where 2 < n <= 4	short	short	binary-short
PIC 9(n) where 2 < n <= 4	ushort	short	binary-short unsigned
PIC S9(n) where 4 < n <= 9	int	int	binary-long
PIC 9(n) where 4 < n <= 9	uint	int	binary-long unsigned
PIC S9(n) where 9 < n <= 19	long	long	binary-double
PIC 9(n) where 9 < n <= 19	ulong	long	binary-double unsigned
PIC 9(n)V9(m)	decimal	See JVMDECIMAL	decimal
COMP-1	float	float	float-short
COMP-2	double	double	float-long
PIC Z9 (and any numeric edited)	string	String	string
PIC A(n)	string	String	string
Group item	string	String	string