IDANativeField

Overview

This interface should be implemented by the Delphi Data Abstract Drivers class in case a native driver is non-Dataset-compatible. It will be used to access field properties and values. TDACustomField has two field value members, one of which is a TField type, the other a IDANativeField type. If a database driver does not supply a TField member, it should set a IDANativeField member.

Location

Unit: uDAFields.pas
Ancestry: IDANativeField

DataType

Specifies the type of data contained within the field, from a collection of supported TDADataTypes. Depending on the data type, the Size and BlobType properties are also used to further define the data type in more detail. For datString and datWideString, Size will define the maximum length of string permitted for the field; for blobs and memos, BlobType provides special options.

property DataType: TFieldType read write

DecimalPrecision

Specifies decimal precision for a binary coded decimal value (if the DataType of the field is set to datDecimal).

property DecimalPrecision: Integer read write

DecimalScale

Specifies decimal scale for a binary coded decimal value (if the DataType of the field is set to datDecimal).

property DecimalScale: Integer read write

FieldName

Defines the name of the field.

property FieldName: string read

GetNativeObject

Returns the native object.

function GetNativeObject: TObject

Index

Field's index

property Index: Integer read

IsNull

Returns whether the field currently contains a value (false) or is Null (true).

function IsNull: Boolean

isTFieldCompatible

Returns True if GetNativeObject has TField as ancestor

function isTFieldCompatible: Boolean

Size

Sets the maximum length of string permitted for the field, DataType is set to datString or datWideString.

property Size: Integer read

Value

Gets or sets the value of the field as variant.

property Value: Variant read