TypeDescription (Property)

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TypeDescription (Property)

In french: DescriptionType

The TypeDescription property is used to:

Find out the type used by an Enumeration or Combination item. This item was defined in the data model editor or programmatically.
Define the type used by an Enumeration or Combination item (when describing the item through programming).

Example

// Project code
DogStatus is Enumeration
SeatDown = 1
LayDown = 2
StandUp = 3
ReadyToPlay = 4
END

VacationStatus is Enumeration
Passed = 1
InProgress = 2
Future = 3
Canceled = 4
END

// Code of a "File creation" button
AFile is File Description
AnItem is Item Description
CUSTOMER is Data Source

// Describe the "CUSTOMER" data file
AFile.Name = "CUSTOMER"
AFile.Type = hFileNormal
AFile.FicEncryption = hEncryptionStandard

// Describe the "DogStatus" item
AnItem.Name = "Item_DogStatus"
AnItem.Type = hItemEnumeration
AnItem.TypeDescription = DogStatus
HDescribeItem(AFile, AnItem)

// Describe the "VacationStatus" item
AnItem.Name = "Item_VacationStatus"
AnItem.Type = hItemEnumeration
AnItem.TypeDescription = VacationStatus
HDescribeItem(AFile, AnItem)

// Validate the data file description 
HDescribeFile(AFile)

// Create the Customer data file
HCreation(CUSTOMER)

Syntax

Finding out the type of a Combination or Enumeration item Hide the details

<Result> = <Data file>.<Item>.TypeDescription

<Result>: Character string

Name of type.

<Data file used>: Name of data file

Name of the data file used. This name was defined in the data model editor or with the File Description type.

<Item used>: Item name

Name of the key item used. This name was defined in the data model editor or with the Item Description type.

Defining the type of a Combination or Enumeration item defined programmatically Hide the details

<Item used>.TypeDescription = <New type>

<Item used>: Item name

Name of the Combination or Enumeration item used. This name is defined with the Item Description type.

<New type>: Character string

Type of the Enumeration or Combination item. This type must have been defined programmatically.