Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Exceptions
• Deprecated Errors
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
com.ibm.cics.server.pipeline.ApplicationHandler You are encouraged to use the Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) facilities in the Liberty JVM server.

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
com.ibm.cics.server.TerminalPrincipalFacilityExtended This class was provided in CICS TS 1.3 to support additional functionality for the TerminalPrincipalFacility class, when using the Enterprise Toolkit for OS/390 (Java program objects). In CICS TS 2.1 and later, for interpreted Java (JVM programs), the additional functionality is now available directly in the TerminalPrincipalFacility class.

Deprecated Exceptions

Exceptions and Description
com.ibm.cics.server.EndOfProgramException Removed as no longer a sensible way to return from a Java Program.
com.ibm.cics.server.TransferOfControlException Program.xctl() was removed in CICS TS v5.3.

Deprecated Errors

Errors and Description
com.ibm.cics.server.AbendError This class will be removed in a future release of CICS (since @5.3 SERVICE-RELEASE)

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
com.ibm.cics.server.RetrievedData.data - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.RetrievedData.queue - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.RetrievedData.termId - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.RetrievedData.transId - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.CWAHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.CommAreaHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.DataHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.ItemHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.KeyHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.RecordHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.RetrievedDataHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release. This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.TCTUAHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.
com.ibm.cics.server.TWAHolder.value - Direct access to this field will not be allowed in a future release This will be made private, use the getter methods instead.

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
com.ibm.cics.server.CicsSecurityManager.checkAwtEventQueueAccess()
com.ibm.cics.server.CicsSecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(Class<?>, int)
com.ibm.cics.server.CicsSecurityManager.checkMulticast(InetAddress, byte) No longer supported
com.ibm.cics.server.CicsSecurityManager.checkSystemClipboardAccess()
com.ibm.cics.server.CicsSecurityManager.checkTopLevelWindow(Object)
com.ibm.cics.server.Task.disableTaskTrace() in 4.2
com.ibm.cics.server.Task.enableTaskTrace() in 4.2
com.ibm.cics.server.HttpHeader.getHeader() Use getName() to return HttpHeader name and getValue() to return the value of HttpHeader-value pair.
com.ibm.cics.server.Program.link(IByteBuffer) This method has been retained for compatibility only; it was supplied for integration with the IBM Record Framework library, which came with VisualAge for Java, and may be removed in a future release.
com.ibm.cics.server.Program.link(IByteBuffer, IByteBuffer) This method has been retained for compatibility only; it was supplied for integration with the IBM Record Framework library, which came with VisualAge for Java, and may be removed in a future release.
com.ibm.cics.server.Container.put(String) This method exhibits unexpected behaviour by creating a container of type BIT. A container of type CHAR would be the more logical behaviour for String data. See putString(String) for a replacement of this method.
com.ibm.cics.server.TerminalPrincipalFacility.waitTerminal() All methods operating on this class are synchronous so there is no need to wait for them to complete.