BDL 1.10 new features
Features added in 1.10 releases of the Genero Business Development Language.
| Overview | Reference |
|---|---|
| The language supports now built-in classes, a new object-oriented way to program in BDL. | See OOP support. |
CONSTANT keyword to define constants in your
programs. |
See Constants. |
| The language now supports dynamic arrays with automatic memory allocation. | See Dynamic arrays. |
| A set of XML Utilities are provided in the runtime library as built-in classes. | See The om package. |
The STRING data type can be used to manipulate character
strings without a length limit as with
CHAR/VARCHAR. |
See STRING. |
| Overview | Reference |
|---|---|
| The Dynamic User Interface is the major new concept in Genero. It is the basement for the new graphical user interface. | See User interface basics. |
Compared to classic IBM Informix 4gl, interactive instructions such as
INPUT, DISPLAY ARRAY, have been
extended with new control blocks and control instructions. |
See Dialog instructions. |
Form specification files (.per) support now extended layout definition with
the LAYOUT section. |
See Form definitions. |
| Defining Window Containers (a.k.a. MDI) is a simple way to group programs. | See Window containers (WCI). |
| Overview | Reference |
|---|---|
The new SCHEMA instruction allows you to specific a database
schema, without having an implicit connection, when the program
executes. |
See Database schema. |