GetProperties method

Overview

Shows the properties of an object.

If the member delta is set to true in the Request object syntax, only the delta is retrieved.

None

The following is always returned in the output:

Name	Description	Type
qProp	Information about the generic object This parameter is mandatory.	GenericVariableProperties

Name

Description

Type

qProp

Information about the generic object

This parameter is mandatory.

Name	Description	Type
qInfo	Identifier and type of the object. This parameter is mandatory.	NxInfo
qMetaDef	Meta data.	Dynamic properties
qName	Name of the variable. The name must be unique. This parameter is mandatory.	String
qComment	Comment related to the variable. This parameter is optional.	String
qNumberPresentation	Defines the format of the value. This parameter is optional.	FieldAttributes
qIncludeInBookmark	Set this property to true to update the variable when applying a bookmark. The variable value will be persisted in the bookmark. The value of a variable can affect the state of the selections. Script variables cannot be persisted in the bookmark. The default value is false.	Boolean
qDefinition	Definition of the variable.	String

Name	Description	Type
qId	Identifier of the object. If the chosen identifier is already in use, the engine automatically sets another one. This parameter is optional. If an identifier is not set, the engine automatically sets one.	String
qType	Type of the object. This parameter is mandatory.	String

Name

Description

Type

qId

Identifier of the object.

If the chosen identifier is already in use, the engine automatically sets another one.

This parameter is optional. If an identifier is not set, the engine automatically sets one.

String

qType

Type of the object.

This parameter is mandatory.

String

Name	Description	Type
qType	Type of the field. Default is U.	One of: • U for UNKNOWN type. • A for ASCII; Numeric fields values contain only standard ASCII characters. • I for INTEGER; Numeric fields values are shown as integer numbers. • R for REAL; Numeric fields values are shown as real numbers. • F for FIX; Numeric fields values are shown as numbers with a fix number of decimals. • M for MONEY; Numeric fields values are shown as in the money format. • D for DATE; Numeric fields values are shown as dates. • T for TIME; Numeric fields values are shown as times. • TS TIMESTAMP; Numeric fields values are shown as time stamps. • IV for INTERVAL; Numeric fields values are shown as intervals.
qnDec	Number of decimals. Default is 10.	Integer between 0 and 15.
qUseThou	Defines whether or not a thousands separator must be used. Default is 0.	One of: 0 for false 1 for true
qFmt	Defines the format pattern that applies to qText. Is used in connection to the type of the field (parameter qType). For more information, see Struct FieldAttributes. Example: YYYY-MM-DD for a date	String
qDec	Defines the decimal separator. Example: .	String
qThou	Defines the thousand separator (if any). Is used if qUseThou is set to 1. Example: ,	String

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