REQPREXP(*NO | *WARN | *REQUIRE)
The REQPREXP keyword specifies whether prototypes are required for the main procedure and exported procedures.
- *NO
- Prototypes are not required for the main procedure or exported procedures. This is the default.
- *WARN
- A severity-10 warning is issued if a prototype is not specified for the main procedure or an exported procedure.
- *REQUIRE
- A prototype is required for the main procedure and exported procedures. A severity-30 error is issued if a prototype is not specified for the main procedure or an exported procedure.
The REQPREXP keyword overrides the value set by the REQPREXP parameter for the CRTBNDRPG or CRTRPGMOD command.
Tip:
If you know that a prototype is never needed for a particular exported procedure, you can specify
REQPROTO(*NO) on the statement that begins the procedure
or on the procedure interface if it is the cycle-main procedure.
For example
- A program that is only intended to be used as the command-processing program for a command does not need a prototype to enable other RPG programs to call it.
- A Java™ native method is usually called only from JavaJava methods, so most JavaJava native methods do not need a prototype for RPG callers.
See REQPROTO(*NO) for exported procedures and REQPROTO(*NO) for the procedure interface of the cycle-main procedure.