Retrieves the numeric type code for the data type of the current attribute.
Syntax
int getTypeNum();
Parameters
None.
Return values
The numeric type code for the data type of the attribute. Compare
this integer value with the attribute-type constants shown in Table 97 to determine the type.
Table 97. Numeric attribute-type constants
Attribute data type | Numeric attribute-type constant |
---|---|
Boolean |
BOOLEAN
|
Date |
DATE
|
Double |
DOUBLE
|
Float |
FLOAT
|
Integer |
INTEGER
|
Long text |
LONGTEXT
|
Object |
OBJECT
|
String |
STRING
|
Examples
if (theSpec->getAttribute(i)->getTypeNum() == BOAttrType::STRING) { ... }
See also