ITGIS_Shape.GetFieldEx method

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

Returns the raw field value from the current shape, preserving NULL values.

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

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

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

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

PURPOSE: Read an attribute value from the current edit shape when the distinction between NULL and a default value must be preserved.

BEHAVIOR: Performs a case-insensitive field lookup in the current shape context and returns the stored value exactly as held by the attribute record, including NULL.

CONSTRAINTS: Valid only for the current shape editing context. Use GetField when field defaults should be applied.