Meta-information - Metadata information
Several functions are provided, which allow retrieving metadata for a property handle.
Functions
- CompareType - Check properties for comparability
- CopyDescription - Create a copy for the property description
- Dereference - Dereference collection handle
- ExistProperty - Check property path
- GetAccessKeySMCB - - internal feature (not documented)
- GetAttribute - Get attribute according to position
- GetBaseProperty - Get collection handle for base collection
- GetCurrentKeySMCB - Get ident-key for currently selected instance
- GetCurrentLength - Get current value length
- GetCurrentSize - Get size for selected instance
- GetCurrentType - Get type for selected instance
- GetCurrentTypeDef - Get current type definition
- GetDescription - Get property definition
- GetDimension - Provide field dimension
- GetExtentName - Get extent name for collection
- GetField - Get Field definition
- GetFieldDef - Get field definition for the property
- GetGenAttrType - Get generic attribute type
- GetGenOrderType - Get current type for generic sort order of collection handle
- GetHierarchyPath - Get Accesspath for property handle hierarchy
- GetIndexName - Name of the current index
- GetIntValue - Get property instance as integer value
- GetKeyLength - Get identifying key length
- GetKeyName - - internal feature (not documented)
- GetKeySMCB - Get identifying key definition
- GetNodeType - Get node type
- GetPrivilege - Get access privilege for reference
- GetPropertyPath - Get property path for property handle
- GetReference - Get reference from structure definition
- GetSize - Get instance size
- GetSizeOf - Get size of instance in collection handle
- GetSortKey - Get sort key name
- GetSortKeyLength - Get sort key length
- GetSortKeySMCB - - internal feature (not documented)
- GetStringKey - Get identifying key value for selected instance
- GetStringLength - Provide string length for instance
- GetStructDef - Get structure definition
- GetType - Get basic collection type
- HasDescription - Is description available
- HasGenericAttributes - Does the instance have generic attributes
- HasIndex - Does a collection have an index?
- Inherits - Does property inherit from passed type
- Is - Is property handle the same
- IsA - Is structure of given type
- IsActive - Is property an active property
- IsArray - Is property an array
- IsAttribute - Is property an attribute?
- IsAutoSelection - Is auto selection enabled
- IsBasedOn - Does structure inherit from passed type
- IsBasetypeProperty - Is property member of the base type
- IsBasicType - Is the type of the PropertyHandle an elementary one?
- IsBlob - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsCollection - Is property a collection or reference?
- IsCollectionDeleting - Is collection going to be deleted?
- IsConstant - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsCopyHandle - Is property handle a copy handle
- IsDate - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsDateTime - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsEnumeration - Is the type of the PropertyHandle an enumeration ?
- IsExtent - Does property handle refer to an extent?
- IsGenericAttribute - Is property a generic attribute?
- IsInstanceDeleting - Is currently selected instance going to be deleted?
- IsInternNode - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsKeyInstance - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsMemo - Check property type for memo field
- IsNumeric - Check property type for numeric
- IsOperation - Is property handle an operation
- IsOverloadHandle - Is property handle an overload handle
- IsOwner - Is Property Handle owner of the data source
- IsOwning - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsPathExpression - Is property a path expression
- IsProperty - Is property a property with the name passed?
- IsResultNode - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsSensitive - Is property handle sensitive against modifications
- IsShareBaseHandle - Is property handle for base structure
- IsStoringData - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsStructure - Is the type of the PropertyHandle a defined Structure ?
- IsTemporaryCollection - Is property a temporary collection
- IsText - Check property type for text
- IsTime - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsTransient - Is property transient
- IsTransientAttribute - Is attribute transient
- IsTransientCollection - Is property a transient collection
- IsTransientReference - Is property handle a transient reference?
- IsTyped - Is instance typed?
- IsUniqueCollection - Is collection unique collection
- IsVariableType - May type of instances change?
- IsView - - internal feature (not documented)
- IsWeakTyped - Is reference weak typed
- OwnsData - Owns data area
- ProvideOperation - Provide operation handle
- SetDescription - Set definition for property