Gets the data type of the field that is currently selected.

Type := FieldRef.TYPE

Parameters

FieldRef

Type: FieldRef

Refers to the current field.

Property Value/Return Value

Type: The data type of the field.

Example

The following example opens the Customer table as a RecordRef variable that is named CustomerRecref. The code loops through fields 1 to 5 and creates a FieldRef that is named MyFieldRef for each field that is selected. MyFieldRef.TYPE retrieves the data of each field and displays it in a message box. This example requires that you create the following variables and text constant in the C/AL Globals windows.

Variable name DataType

CustomerRecref

RecordRef

MyFieldRef

FieldRef

varType

Variant

Text constant ENU value

Text000

Field %1 is a %2 data type.

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CustomerRecref.OPEN(DATABASE::Customer);
FOR i := 1 TO 5 DO BEGIN
  MyFieldRef := CustomerRecref.FIELD(i);
  MESSAGE(Text000, i, MyFieldRef.TYPE);
END;

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