# FIELDTYPE()

Determines the type of a given field.

Syntax

  FIELDTYPE(<nFieldNum>) --> cFieldType

Arguments

  <nFieldNum> Data field , which type need to be determined.

Returns

  FIELDTYPE() returns the character that designates the type of a given field:

'C' | character string;
'N' | numeric;
'L' | logical;
'D' | date;
'M' | memo.

Description

  This function determines the type of a field, designated by its number.

Examples

          FUNCTION Main()
          LOCAL i
          USE Tests NEW
          FOR i = 1 TO FCOUNT()
            ? FieldType( i )
          NEXT
          USE
          RETURN NIL

Status

  Ready

Compliance

  This function is CA-CLIPPER tools compatible

Files

  Library is libmisc

See Also

- FIELDSIZE()
- FIELDDECI()