Java Experts Take Note:
The naming convention for the integer types differs from Java. This is for historical reasons, to keep the terminology the same across all Midas frameworks. (The names originated on VMS which used a 16-bit integer type.)

X-Midas Users Take Note:
The MA.get_(...) methods fill the role of both the M$PICK_(...) and the M$GET_?SWITCH(...) methods in X-Midas. NeXtMidas also uses names for the parameters.