Description
The DataType property specifies the type of data stored in the given log table column.
Declaration
LogColumnObj.DataType
| Read-Only Property | Integer |
| LogColumnObj | An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to a LogColumn object | |||
Applies To
The property is applied to the following object:
Property Value
One of the following constants defined in the BuiltIn object:
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ctInteger | 0 | An integer number |
| ctString | 1 | A string |
| ctFloat | 2 | A floating-point number |
| ctBoolean | 3 | A boolean value |
| ctImage | 4 | An image |
| ctHyperlink | 5 | A hyperlink |
| ctDateTime | 6 | A date or time value |
Example
The code below obtains the name and data type of the specified test log column using the LogColumn object and its properties.
JavaScript, JScript
function LogColumn()
{
// Obtains a collection of logs
var LogsCol = Project.Logs;
// Obtains the first log item
var LogItem = LogsCol.LogItem(0);
// Obtains the first dataset
// of the specified log item
var LogData = LogItem.Data(0);
// Obtains the scheme of the dataset
var Sch = LogData.Scheme;
// Obtains information about the third column
var Column = Sch.Column(2);
// Obtains the name of the third column
var Name = Column.Name;
Log.Message("The " + Name + " column contains the following data:");
// Obtains the data type of the third column
switch (Column.DataType)
{
case ctInteger:
{
Log.Message("integer numbers");
break;
}
case ctString:
{
Log.Message("strings");
break;
}
case ctFloat:
{
Log.Message("floating-point numbers");
break;
}
case ctBoolean:
{
Log.Message("boolean values");
break;
}
case ctImage:
{
Log.Message("images");
break;
}
case ctHyperlink:
{
Log.Message("hyperlinks");
break;
}
case ctDateTime:
{
Log.Message("date or time values");
break;
}
}
}
Python
def LogColumn():
# Obtains a collection of logs
LogsCol = Project.Logs
# Obtains the first log item
LogItem = LogsCol.LogItem[0]
# Obtains the first dataset
# of the specified log item
LogData = LogItem.Data[0]
# Obtains the scheme of the dataset
Sch = LogData.Scheme
# Obtains information about the third column
Column = Sch.Column[2]
# Obtains the name of the third column
Name = Column.Name
Log.Message("The " + Name + " column contains the following data:")
# Obtains the data type of the third column
if Column.DataType == ctInteger:
Log.Message("integer numbers")
elif Column.DataType == ctString:
Log.Message("strings")
elif Column.DataType == ctFloat:
Log.Message("floating-point numbers");
elif Column.DataType == ctBoolean:
Log.Message("boolean values")
elif Column.DataType == ctImage:
Log.Message("images")
elif Column.DataType == ctHyperlink:
Log.Message("hyperlinks")
elif Column.DataType == ctDateTime:
Log.Message("date or time values")VBScript
Sub LogColumn()
' Obtains a collection of logs
Set LogsCol = Project.Logs
' Obtains the first log item
Set LogItem = LogsCol.LogItem(0)
' Obtains the first dataset
' of the specified log item
Set LogData = LogItem.Data(0)
' Obtains the scheme of the dataset
Set Sch = LogData.Scheme
' Obtains information about the third column
Set Column = Sch.Column(2)
' Obtains the name of the third column
Name = Column.Name
Log.Message("The " & Name & " column contains the following data:")
' Obtains the data type of the third column
Select case Column.DataType
case ctInteger: Log.Message("integer numbers")
case ctString: Log.Message("strings")
case ctFloat: Log.Message("floating-point numbers")
case ctBoolean: Log.Message("boolean values")
case ctImage: Log.Message("images")
case ctHyperlink: Log.Message("hyperlinks")
case ctDateTime: Log.Message("date or time values")
End Select
End Sub
DelphiScript
function LogColumn;
var LogsCol, LogItem, LogData, Sch, Column, Name;
begin
// Obtains a collection of logs
LogsCol := Project.Logs;
// Obtains the first log item
LogItem := LogsCol.LogItem(0);
// Obtains the first dataset
// of the specified log item
LogData := LogItem.Data(0);
// Obtains the scheme of the dataset
Sch := LogData.Scheme;
// Obtains information about the third column
Column := Sch.Column(2);
// Obtains the name of the third column
Name := Column.Name;
Log.Message('The ' + Name + ' column contains the following data:');
// Obtains the data type of the third column
case Column.DataType of
ctInteger: Result : = Log.Message('integer numbers');
ctString: Result := Log.Message('strings');
ctFloat: Result := Log.Message('floating-point numbers');
ctBoolean: Result := Log.Message('boolean values');
ctImage: Result := Log.Message('images');
ctHyperlink: Result := Log.Message('hyperlinks');
ctDateTime: Result := Log.Message('date or time values');
end;
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function LogColumn()
{
// Obtains a collection of logs
var LogsCol = Project["Logs"];
// Obtains the first log item
var LogItem = LogsCol["LogItem"](0);
// Obtains the first dataset
// of the specified log item
var LogData = LogItem["Data"](0);
// Obtains the scheme of the dataset
var Sch = LogData["Scheme"];
// Obtains information about the third column
var Column = Sch["Column"](2);
// Obtains the name of the third column
var Name = Column["Name"];
Log["Message"]("The " + Name + " column contains the following data:");
// Obtains the data type of the third column
switch (Column["DataType"])
{
case ctInteger:
{
Log["Message"]("integer numbers");
break;
}
case ctString:
{
Log["Message"]("strings");
break;
}
case ctFloat:
{
Log["Message"]("floating-point numbers");
break;
}
case ctBoolean:
{
Log["Message"]("boolean values");
break;
}
case ctImage:
{
Log["Message"]("images");
break;
}
case ctHyperlink:
{
Log["Message"]("hyperlinks");
break;
}
case ctDateTime:
{
Log["Message"]("date or time values");
break;
}
}
}