Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Messaging and ESB

getPropertyType function

Returns the message property’s data type.

Syntax

FUNCTION getPropertyType RETURNS CHARACTER (propertyName AS CHARACTER).

Parameters

propertyName

The message property’s data type. Possible values are: UNKNOWN, boolean, byte, short, char, int, long, float, double, or string.

Applies to

Message objects

Notes

If the property was not set in the message, the UNKNOWN is returned.
Since date-time values are transmitted as String data, the function cannot distinguish them from other strings. The 4GL programmer must know the order of properties in the header and call the correct function to interpret date-time values appropriately.

See also

clearProperties procedure

For more information, see the "Accessing message properties" section.