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Version: 5.x

EXEC operator

The EXEC operator creates an action that executes another action.

Syntax​

[EXEC] actionId(expression1, ..., expressionN)

Description​

The EXEC operator creates an action that executes another action, passing it the values of expressions as parameters.

Parameters​

  • actionId

    Action ID.

  • expression1, ..., expressionN

    A list of expressions whose values will be passed to the action being executed as arguments. The number of expressions must be equal to the number of parameters of the action being executed.

  • operator

    An operator that creates the action being executed.

Examples​

// declaration of importData action with two parameters
importData(Sku sku, Order order)  {
    MESSAGE 'Run import for ' + id(sku) + ' ' + customer(order);
}

order = DATA Order (OrderDetail) NONULL DELETE;
// declaration of the action runImport that calls importData
runImport(OrderDetail d)  { importData(sku(d), order(d)); }