Can we define 'Static Variables' in BPEL process ?

Question

Is the idea of 'STATIC VARIABLES' supported in Oracle BPEL?
What I mean by that is, I need all my in-flight BPEL process INSTANCES to read a common variable and then decide the next course of action.
Is this possible?
Thanks in advance,
Mahendra

Answer 1

Hi Hans,
In Cocoa and Objective-C a static variable needs to be declared in the implementation file and not the header as you would normally do. Standard C variables can be set at the same time as the declaration but Cocoa objects need an extra step.
For example:
#import "TestObject.h"
// declare your static variable here
static NSArray *count;
@implementation TestObject
- (id) init {
self = [super init];
if (self != nil) {
// set the variable here
// the 'if' statement ensures it is only set once
if (!count) {
count = [[NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"One",@"Two",@"Three",Nil] retain];
return self;
@end
Hope this helps,
Martin.
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