DictType Class

The DictType class manages extended data types.

Syntax

class DictType extends Object

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Methods

	Method	Description
	alignment	Retrieves the alignment for the extended data type.
	arraySize	Provides the array size for an extended data type.
	baseType	Provides the data type on which an extended data type is based, by using the Types enumeration.
	cancelTimeOut	Cancels a previous method call to the setTimeOut method. (Inherited from Object.)
	configurationKeyId	Returns the ID of the configuration key for the extended data type.
	displayHeight	Retrieves the display height for the type.
	displayLength
	enumId	Provides the ID for the enumeration type on which an extended data type is based.
	equal	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current one. (Inherited from Object.)
	extend	Provides the ID for the extended data type that an extended data type extends.
	extendedBy	Retrieves a list of type IDs for extended data types (EDTs) that are extended by the current EDT.
	getCountryRegionCodes	Retrieves a container that holds the country/region codes that are defined.
	getLookupRelation
	getTimeOutTimerHandle	Returns the timer handle for the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	getValue
	handle	Retrieves the handle of the class of the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	help	Provides the Help text that is displayed for an extended data type or a specified array element, or for the extended data type that an extended data type extends.
	helpDefined	Returns the value of the help property for the extended data type.
	id	Provides the ID for an extended data type.
	isExtendedFrom	Determines whether the extended data type extends from the base extended data type that is provided.
	isRadioStyle	Indicates whether the style of an extended data type that is based on an Enum data type is a radio button or a combo box.
	label	Provides the label that is displayed for an extended data type or a specified array element, or the label for the extended data type that an extended data type extends.
	labelDefined	Returns the value of the label property for the extended data type.
	lookupTable
	name	Provides the name of an extended data type.
	new	Initializes a new instance of the Object class. (Overrides the new Method.)
	notify	Releases the hold on an object that has called the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	notifyAll	Releases a lock on the object that was issued by the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	objectOnServer	Determines whether the object is on a server. (Inherited from Object.)
	owner	Returns the instance that owns the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	relationObject	Provides information about relations that are defined for an extended data type or a specified array element by returning a DictRelation object.
	setStringLen	Sets the string length for an extended data type that is based on the string data type.
	setStringRight	Indicates the string justification for an extended data type that is based on a String data type.
	setTimeOut	Sets up the scheduled execution of a specified method. (Inherited from Object.)
	setValue
	stringLen	Provides the string length for an extended data type that is based on the string data type.
	stringRight	Indicates whether the string is right-justified for an extended data type that is based on the string data type.
	toString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	usageCount	Returns the current number of references, that is, the value of the reference counter, that the object has. (Inherited from Object.)
	wait	Pauses a process. (Inherited from Object.)
	xml	Returns an XML string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	::getTypeAlignment
	::getTypeDisplayHeight
	::getTypeDisplayLength	Retrieves the display length for built-in types.

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Remarks

The SysDictType class extends DictType.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object Class
  DictType Class
    SysDictType Class