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DOKuStar Validation Programming Manual Page • 52
DocumentType
The DocumentType object describes one single document type and belongs to the Schema part of the
Dataset. On the Data side, the Document object is an instance of the DocumentType object.
Properties and methods of the
DocumentType object (excerpt):
Property/Method Returns Description
FieldTypes FieldTypes
Returns the collection of FieldTypes defined for this
DocumentType
Name String
Name of the DocumentType.
FieldTypes
See the description for DocumentTypes. The properties and methods are identical after replacing
DocumentTypes by FieldTypes and DocumentType by FieldType respectively.
FieldType
FieldTypes are used at two places:
- linked to a
DocumentType object, they describe the index fields for this document type,
- linked to a
FieldType itself, they describe sub-fields of an index field.
Currently, the only place where
FieldTypes are used as sub-fields of a FieldType is the TableField. Here,
these
FieldTypes describe the column definition of a table.
Properties and methods of the
FieldType object (excerpt):
Property/Method Returns Description
FieldTypes FieldTypes
Returns the collection of FieldTypes , i.e. sub-fields, for this
FieldType
Name String
Name of the FieldType. If the FieldType is used as a sub-field
of a table, this is the column name from the DOKuStar table
definition.