Re: pvData introduction

["Kasemir, Kay via Core-talk" <core-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

Hi:

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At one point we had array types that had a fixed maximum array length. Do those types still exist and can you find out what the maximum length of an array is?
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I'm aware of those based on the protocol description, but have not seen them in the real world, so only implemented SCALAR and VARIABLE_SIZE, not FIXED_SIZE nor BOUNDED_SIZE.
Once we have the C++ server actually produce them, the Java lib would indeed need new types for those, or add something like "getMaxSize()" to the existing PVA*Array types.

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BTW, have you talked to Greg White about the new Java API at all? He might have comments...
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Hugo, also at SLAC, had contacted me about trying the new Java client lib in July.
He  updated it to be backwards compatible with Java 8.

-Kay