ITGIS_Shape.GetField method

DK for ActiveX | TatukGIS_XDK11.ITGIS_Shape.GetField | Methods | Properties

Returns the current shape field value, substituting the field default when the stored value is NULL.

Available also on: Delphi | .NET | Java | Python.

// C#
public OleVariant GetField(
  WideString _name
);

' VisualBasic
Public Function GetField(
  ByVal _name As WideString
) As OleVariant

// Oxygene
public
  function GetField(
    _name : WideString
  ) : OleVariant;

PURPOSE: Read an attribute value from the current edit shape while avoiding NULL results in callers that expect a usable default.

BEHAVIOR: Performs a case-insensitive field lookup in the current shape context and returns the stored value, or the field default when the stored value is NULL.

CONSTRAINTS: Valid only for the current shape editing context. Use GetFieldEx to preserve NULL values.

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