FACTORY paragraph

Function

The FACTORY paragraph indicates that this Identification Division introduces a factory definition.

Format

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FACTORY. [IMPLEMENTS {interfacename-1}... .]

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Syntax rules

1. interfacename-1 must be the name of an interface definition that is specified in the REPOSITORY paragraph.

2. The interface of the factory object must be compatible with all interfacename-1 interfaces.

General rules

If the IMPLEMENTS clause is specified, during compilation of a class the compiler checks whether the interface of its factory object is compatible with interfacename-1. If the IMPLEMENTS clause is missing, this check cannot be carried out until the object reference for the factory object is used in connection with interfacename-1.