isType()

Determines if an attribute value has the same data type as a specified value.

Syntax

public boolean isType(String attrName, Object value);
 public boolean isType(int position, Object value);
 

Parameters

attrName
Is the name of an attribute whose data type is compared with the specified attribute value.
position
Is an integer that specifies the ordinal position of an attribute in the business object's attribute list.
value
Is the value whose data type is compared with the attribute value.

Return values

Returns true if the type of the attribute matches the passed-in type; otherwise, returns false.

Exceptions

AttributeNotFoundException
Thrown if the position or name specified is not valid for the definition of this business object.

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