Numeric Routines - 6.2

Talend Data Fabric Studio User Guide
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6.2
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Talend Data Fabric
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To access these routines, double click on the Numeric category, in the system folder. The Numeric category contains several routines, notably sequence, random and decimal (convertImpliedDecimalFormat):

Routine

Description

Syntax

sequence

Returns an incremental numeric ID.

Numeric.sequence("Parameter name", start value, increment value)

resetSequence

Creates a sequence if it doesn't exist and attributes a new start value.

Numeric.resetSequence (Sequence Identifier, start value)

removeSequence

Removes a sequence.

Numeric.RemoveSequence (Sequence Identifier)

random

Returns a random whole number between the maximum and minimum values.

Numeric.random(minimum start value, maximum end value)

convertImplied DecimalFormat

Returns a decimal with the help of an implicit decimal model.

Numeric.convertImpliedDecimalFormat ("Target Format", value to be converted)

The three routines sequence, resetSequence, and removeSequence are closely related.

  • The sequence routine is used to create a sequence identifier, named s1 by default, in the Job. This sequence identifier is global in the Job.

  • The resetSequence routine can be used to initialize the value of the sequence identifier created by sequence routine.

  • The removeSequence routine is used to remove the sequence identifier from the global variable list in the Job.

How to create a Sequence

The sequence routine allows you to create automatically incremented IDs, using a tJava component: 

System.out.println(Numeric.sequence("s1",1,1)); 
System.out.println(Numeric.sequence("s1",1,1));

The routine generates and increments the ID automatically:

How to convert an Implied Decimal

It is easy to use the convertImpliedDecimalFormat routine, along with a tJava component, for example:

System.out.println(Numeric.convertImpliedDecimalFormat("9V99","123"));

The routine automatically converts the value entered as a parameter according to the format of the implied decimal provided: