Gets the maximum size of the field (the size specified in the DataLength property of the field). This function is usually used for finding the defined length of code and text fields.

Length := FieldRef.LENGTH

Parameters

FieldRef

Type: FieldRef

Refers to the current field.

Return Value

Type: Integer

The defined length of the field.

Remarks

For Text and Code fields this function returns the defined length. For other types of fields, it returns the fixed byte size, for example, Integer fields returns 4.

Example

The following example opens the Customer table as a RecordRef variable. The FIELD Function (RecordRef) creates a FieldRef for any specified field and stores the reference in the MyFieldRef variable. The LENGTH function retrieves the maximum size of the field and stores the value in the varLength variable. The value that is stored in the varLength is displayed in a message box. This example requires that you create the following variables and text constant in the C/AL Globals window.

Variable name DataType

CustomerRecref

RecordRef

MyFieldRef

FieldRef

varLength

Integer

varFieldNo

Integer

Text constant ENU value

Text000

The maximum size of the field is %1.

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varFieldNo := 1;
CustomerRecref.OPEN(DATABASE::Customer);
MyFieldRef := CustomerRecref.FIELD(varFieldNo);
varLength := MyFieldRef.LENGTH;
MESSAGE(Text000, varLength);

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