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Data Set Model: _getColumnText

Data Set Model: _getColumnText



Returns the text for a character column in the current row


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Syntax

CALL SEND (object-id, '_getColumnText', col-name, text);

Argument Type Description
col-name
C specifies the name of the column for which the text is requested
text
C returns the text of the requested column


Details

The _getColumnText method uses the last Data Set Data Vector. You cannot call the _getColumnText method until you pass a Data Set Data Vector instance to another method of this object, such as the _getRow method.

The _getColumnText method sets SYSRC for error, note, and warning conditions.

The _getColumnText method returns a missing value when there is no locked row.


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