Type Mappings from Native COBOL to Managed Code

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

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
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 S9(n) where 4 < n <= 9	uint	int	binary-long unsigned
PIC 9(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