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GetFldType

Description

Returns a constant indicating the data type of a specified field in the referenced record.

Please refer to the Script Appendix for specific field data types and formatting.

For Plug-in Object Parameter Records, the field types are documented in the Scirpt Appendix.

FUNCTION GetFldType(
				h : HANDLE;
				t : INTEGER): INTEGER;
def vs.GetFldType(h, t):
    return INTEGER

Parameters

Name Type Description
h HANDLE Handle to record.
t INTEGER Field index (range of 1 - n).

Remarks

Returns a constant indicating which type of field is specified by the field number "t" of record "h". The field type constants are listed in an appendix in the vectorscript manual.

In the appendix, the field types for worksheets and data records are listed, but the field types for parameter records (e.g., plug-in object records) are different...

Data Records:

Constant Description
1 Integer
2 Boolean
3 Number-general
4 Text
5 Number-decimal
6 Number-decimal w/ commas
7 Number-scientific
8 Number-fractional
9 Number-dimension
10 Number-angle
11 Number-date/time

PIO Records:

Constant Description
1 Integer
2 Boolean
3 Number
4 Text
7 Dimension
8 Pop-Up
9 Radio Buttons
10 Control Point X
11 Control Point Y
14 Static Text Label
18 Classes Pop-up
19 Layer Pop-up
20 Angle
21 Area
22 Volume
23 Class
24 Material
25 Fill
26 Pen Style
27 Pen Weight
28 Color
29 Texture
30 Symbol Definition

Examples

VectorScript

fieldType:=GetFldType(recordHandle,3);

Python

fieldType = vs.GetFldType(recordHandle,3)

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