Dictionary Component

Fnd_Dict_DataType

Fnd_Dict_DataType (dict ID; key name) -> Number

Legacy manual page 72

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
dict IDNumberA dictionary ID
key nameTextA key name
Function ResultNumberThe data type

Description

This routine returns the data type of a key. The data type is a number which corresponds to 4D’s standard data type constants: Is Text Is Longint Is Real Is Boolean Is Date Is Time Is Pointer Text array Longint Array Real Array Boolean array Date array Pointer array

Extracted source text
            Fnd_Dict_DataType (dict ID; key name) ➔ Number

              Parameter                   Type         Description
              dict ID                     Number       A dictionary ID
              key name                    Text         A key name
              Function Result             Number       The data type

            This routine returns the data type of a key. The data type is a number which corresponds to 4D’s standard
            data type constants:
              Is Text
              Is Longint
              Is Real
              Is Boolean
              Is Date
              Is Time
              Is Pointer
              Text array
              Longint Array
              Real Array
              Boolean array
              Date array
              Pointer array