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ABL - JMS API Reference : getLongString function
 

getLongString function

Returns a LONGCHAR item by name from a MapMessage.

Syntax

FUNCTION getLongString RETURNS LONGCHAR (itemName AS CHARACTER).

Applies to

Message objects

Notes

The text is converted to the current default code page of the OpenEdge client application. To return text based on a different code page, use getLongTextCP function.

See also

createMapMessage procedure, setBoolean procedure, setByte procedure, setBytesFromRaw procedure, setChar procedure, setDate procedure, setDateTime procedure, setDateTime-TZ procedure, setDouble procedure, setFloat procedure, setInt procedure, setLong procedure, setLongString procedure, setShort procedure, setString procedure, getMapNames function, getItemType function, getBytesToRaw function, getChar function, getDate function, getDateTime function, getDateTime-TZ function, getDecimal function, getInt function, getLogical function, getLongString function, getLongStringCP function
For more information, see the MapMessage.