Data types for AdminTask

The parameters for AdminTask accept various data types for different commands. This page provides examples of valid data type syntax.

The following table lists the primitive and Java ™ data types that AdminTask accepts for different commands, including the following data types:

• String

• Boolean

• Character

• Integer

• Long

• Byte

• Short

• Float

• Double

• Java x.management.ObjectName

• Java .util.Properties

• String[]

• Integer[]

• Jaca.net.URL

• Java x.management.Attribute

• Java x.management.AttributeList

• Java .util.ArrayList

• Java .util.List

• Java .util.Hashtable

The following example command specifies various data types for parameter values that are commonly used with AdminTask:

wsadmin>AdminTask.helloWorld('[-personName John -personalInfo [ [cellPhone 123-456-7890] [workPhone 123-456-7892]
 [homePhone 123-456-7891] ] -pets [dog cat] -personID WebSphere:John(organization=ibm,country=usa,state=texas,city=mpls)
 –personAttrs [ [gender male] [age 29] [citizership USA] ] -hobbyList [swim tennis baseball]
 -favorFoodTable [ [juice orange] [fruit apple] ] ]')

where:

Table 1. AdminTask parameter descriptions

Parameter	Data type	Example value
personName	String	John
personalInfo	java.util.Properties	[ [cellPhone 123-456-7890] [workPhone 123-456-7892] [homePhone 123-456-7891] ]
pets	String[]	[dog cat]
personID	javax.management.ObjectName	WebSphere:John(organization=ibm,country=usa,state=texas,city=mpls)
personAttrs	javax.management.AttributeList	[ [gender male] [age 29] [citizership USA] ]
hobbyList	java.util.ArrayList	[swim tennis baseball]
favorFoodTable	java.util.Hashtable	[ [juice orange] [fruit apple] ]

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