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The Import Actions from .NET Assembly wizard allows you to import action definitions from a .NET assembly. Using introspection of a .NET assembly, this wizard will create an action for each method, property and public field you checked in step 3 of the Import Actions from .NET Assembly wizard. The properties of the imported actions depend on the type of the assembly item you select, as explained below.

All actions created with this mechanism are created with the Function property set to its default, that is, No.

Constructors as Actions

For each .NET constructor selected in the wizard, a new action is created with the following properties:

Name

<.NET_class_name>Create

Parameters

One output parameter is added, besides the ones natively declared in the Constructor. This new parameter represents the created object and has the following properties:

Name: New_<.NET_class_name_of_the_Object_created>
Type: Object. For more information about this data type, see Data Types.

Methods as Actions

For each .NET method selected in the wizard, a new action is created with the following properties:

Name

<.NET_class_name><.NET_method_name>

Parameters

For each input or output parameter declared in this method, an input or output parameter is created as follows:

Name: Name of the .NET parameter.
Data type: OutSystems' data type that corresponds to the .NET data type. For more information, see Data Types at Runtime.

In the following situations, Integration Studio creates more parameters than the method defines, in order to correctly map the method signature into the action definition.

If the method is non-static, then an extra input parameter is created as follows:
Name: This_<.NET_class_name>
Data type: Object. For more information about this data type, see Data Types.
This parameter holds the object where this non-static method will be invoked.
If the method has a return value, then an extra output parameter is created as follows:
Name: Return_<.NET_class_name_of_the_method_return>
Data type: OutSystems' data type that corresponds to the .NET data type. For more information, see Data Types at Runtime.
This parameter holds the result of this method.
If the method has a reference parameter, then two input and output parameters are created as follows:
Name: In_<.NET_parameter_name>
Type: Input parameter
Data type: OutSystems' data type that corresponds to the .NET data type. For more information, see Data Types at Runtime.
Name: Out_<.NET_parameter_name>
Type: Output parameter
Data type: OutSystems' data type that corresponds to the .NET data type. For more information, see Data Types at Runtime.

Properties as Actions

For each .NET property selected in the wizard, two new actions might be created with the following properties:

Name

<.NET_class_name><.NET_property_name>Get

This action is created only if the property is readable.

Parameters

The following parameters are created:

Name: This_<.NET_class_name>
Type: Input parameter
Data type: Object. For more information about this data type, see Data Types.
This parameter should hold the object where the property will be invoked.
Name: <property_name>
Type: Output parameter
Data type: OutSystems' data type that corresponds to the .NET data type. For more information, see Data Types at Runtime.

Name

<.NET_class_name><.NET_property_name>Set

This action is created only if the property is writable.

Parameters

The following parameters are created:

Name: This_<.NET_class_name>
Type: Input parameter
Data type: Object. For more information about this data type, see Data Types.
This parameter should hold the object where the property will be invoked.
Name: <property_name>
Type: Output parameter
Data type: OutSystems' data type that corresponds to the .NET data type. For more information, see Data Types at Runtime.

Public Fields as Actions

For each .NET public field selected in the wizard, two new actions are created with the following properties:

Name

<.NET_class_name><.NET_field_name>Get

Parameters

The following parameters are created:

Name: This_<.NET_class_name>
Type: Input Parameter
Data type: Object. For more information about this data type, see Data Types.
This parameter should hold the object from which the field will be obtained.
Name: <property_name>
Type: Output Parameter
Data type: OutSystems' data type that corresponds to the .NET data type. For more information, see Data Types at Runtime.

Name

<.NET_class_name><.NET_field_name>Set

Parameters

The following parameters are created:

Name: This_<.NET_class_name>
Type: Input Parameter
Data type: Object. For more information about this data type, see Data Types.
This parameter should hold the object from which the field will be obtained.
Name: <property_name>
Type: Output Parameter
Data type: OutSystems' data type that corresponds to the .NET data type. For more information, see Data Types at Runtime.

The "Import Actions from .NET Assembly" wizard has the necessary mechanisms to avoid name clashing. Also, by default, the icon associated with actions imported from a .NET assembly is .

In the Action editor you can see the details about the Import Operation.