User Guide

DataType.getTypedValue() 239
Parameters
None.
Returns
A string.
Description
Method; fetches the current value of the field and converts it to String form, if necessary.
Example
In this example, a property named propName that belongs to a component named
myComponent is retrieved as a string and assigned to a variable:
var dataTypeObj:mx.data.binding.DataType =
myComponent.getField("propName");
var propValue:String = dataTypeObj.getAsString();
See also
DataType.getAnyTypedValue()
DataType.getTypedValue()
Availability
Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).
Edition
Flash MX Professional 2004.
Usage
dataTypeObject.getTypedValue(requestedType)
Parameters
requestedType A string containing the name of a data type, or null.
Returns
A TypedValue object (see “TypedValue class (Flash Professional only)” on page 245).
Description
Method; returns the value of the field in the specified form, if the field can provide its value in
that form. If the field cannot provide its value in the requested form, the method returns
null.