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DBObjectHandle :: GetObject - Get Database Object

The function returns the name of the n-th database object in the list of subordinated objects. Database object names are provided in alphabetic order. The first object has the index 0.

After providing the last database object name the function returns NULL.

Return value:  Database object name ( NString & )

Database object name is passed as 0-terminated string with maximum 40 characters.

Implementation details

const NString & DBObjectHandle  :: GetObject ( int32 indx0 )
  • indx0 - Position in collection

    The position of an instance in a collection depends on the selected index. if the collection is unsorted the position is the only way for accessing the instance.

    For sorted collections the position is determined according to the instance key. If is a contradiction between position and key value the position will be ignored.

    Special positions are

    CUR_INSTANCE (-1) refers to the currently selected instance. If no instance is selected it refers to the first instance.

    FIRST_INSTANCE (0) refers to the first instance in a collection according to the selected index (sort order).

    FIRST_INSTANCE (0x7fffffff) refers to the last instance in a collection according to the selected index (sort order).