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Class com.ibm.as400.access.DateFieldDescription
java.lang.Object
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- public class DateFieldDescription
- extends FieldDescription
- implements Serializable
The DateFieldDescription class
represents the description of the data in a date field.
It allows:
- The user to describe a date field to the RecordFormat object.
- The RecordFormat object to describe a date field to the user.
Examples
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DateFieldDescription()
- Constructs a DateFieldDescription object.
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DateFieldDescription(AS400Text, String)
- Constructs a DateFieldDescription object.
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DateFieldDescription(AS400Text, String, String)
- Constructs a DateFieldDescription object.
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getDATFMT()
- Returns the value specified for the DATFMT keyword for this field.
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getDATSEP()
- Returns the value specified for the DATSEP keyword for this field.
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setDataType(AS400Text)
- Sets the AS400DataType object describing this field.
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setDATFMT(String)
- Sets the value to specify for the DATFMT keyword for this field.
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setDATSEP(String)
- Sets the value to specify for the DATSEP keyword for this field.
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setDFT(String)
- Sets the value for the DFT keyword for this field.
DateFieldDescription
public DateFieldDescription()
- Constructs a DateFieldDescription object.
DateFieldDescription
public DateFieldDescription(AS400Text dataType,
String name)
- Constructs a DateFieldDescription object. It uses the specified data type and name
of the field.
The length of the field will be the length specified on the AS400Text object.
- Parameters:
- dataType - Describes the field and provides
the conversion capability for the contents of the field.
- name - The name of the field.
DateFieldDescription
public DateFieldDescription(AS400Text dataType,
String name,
String ddsName)
- Constructs a DateFieldDescription object. It uses the specified data type, name, and
DDS name of the field.
- Parameters:
- dataType - Describes the field and provides
the conversion capability for the contents of the field.
- name - The name of the field.
- ddsName - The DDS name of this field. This is the
name of the field as it would appear in a DDS description of the
field. The length of ddsName must be 10 characters or less.
getDATFMT
public String getDATFMT()
- Returns the value specified for the DATFMT keyword for this field.
- Returns:
- The value specified for DATFMT for
this field. If DATFMT was not specified for this field,
an empty string is returned.
getDATSEP
public String getDATSEP()
- Returns the value specified for the DATSEP keyword for this field.
- Returns:
- The value specified for DATSEP for
this field. If DATSEP was not specified for this field,
an empty string is returned.
setDataType
public void setDataType(AS400Text dataType)
- Sets the AS400DataType object describing this field.
- Parameters:
- dataType - The AS400DataType that describes this field. The dataType
cannot be null.
setDATFMT
public void setDATFMT(String dateFormat)
- Sets the value to specify for the DATFMT keyword for this field.
- Parameters:
- dateFormat - The value to specify for DATFMT for
this field. The dateFormat cannot be null.
setDATSEP
public void setDATSEP(String dateSeparator)
- Sets the value to specify for the DATSEP keyword for this field.
- Parameters:
- dateSeparator - The value to specify for DATSEP for
this field. The dateSeparator cannot be null.
setDFT
public void setDFT(String defaultValue)
- Sets the value for the DFT keyword for this field.
- Parameters:
- defaultValue - The default value for this
field. The defaultValuecannot be null.
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