Interoperating with isCOBOL : isCOBOL and Java : Converting Java Source Code to Object-oriented COBOL : Known cases of Java syntax that is not directly translatable to COBOL : The .class Syntax
The .class Syntax
In Java, if the type is available but there is no instance then it is possible to obtain a Class by appending ".class" to the name of the type. The same syntax can be used in isCOBOL.
The following Java example:
import java.io.File;
public class FilePackage {
    public static void main (String[] args){
        System.out.println(File.class.getPackage());
    }
}
is translated to isCOBOL as follows:
       program-id. FilePackage.
       configuration section.
       repository.
           class JFile   as "java.io.File"
           .
       
       procedure division.
       main.
           display JFile:>class:>getPackage()
              upon sysout.
           goback.