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Widget Class: _getType

Widget Class: _getType



Returns the type of an object


Syntax
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Syntax

objectName._getType( type );

Argument Type Use Description
type Character Output returns the type of object: CHAR, NUM or EMBEDDED


Details

Based on the value returned by _getType, you can use either _getText or _getValue to get the value of an object. Objects whose values are list identifiers are numeric.

The text entry object has an optional parameter for the specific type of text entry. For example, a numeric text entry object can be of type Num, Fixed, Short, and so on.


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