Variable Description (Variable type)

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Properties specific to Variable Description variables
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Variable Description (Variable type)

In french: Description de variable

The Variable Description type is used to get information about a class or structure member.

Note: For more details on the declaration of this type of variable and the use of WLanguage properties, see Declaring a variable.

Example

// Récupère la définition de la classe ou de la structure type de la variable x
MaDéfinition is Definition
MaDéfinition = GetDefinition(x)
// Récupère la description du membre nValeur de la classe ou de la structure
m is Variable Description 
m = MaDéfinition.Variable["nValeur"]

Properties

Properties specific to Variable Description variables

The following properties can be used to handle Variable Description variables:

Property name	Type used	Effect

Associated	Boolean	True if the variable comes from an associated element, False if the variable comes from a base element. This property is read-only.
AttributeMapping	Character string	Value of the <Mapping> extension attribute for a class or structure, "" (empty string) if the attribute is not specified (or for other types). This property is read-only.
AttributeNote	Character string	Value of the <Note> extension attribute for a class or structure, or for their members. "" (empty string) if the attribute is not specified (or for other types). This property is read-only.
AttributeSerialize	Character string	Serialization name of the type according to its name and the <Serialize> attribute: Name of the class, if the attribute is not specified, Content of the string if the attribute contains a string, "" (empty string) if the attribute is set to False or if the type is not a class. This property is read-only.
AttributeUniqueKey	Boolean	True if the <Unique key> attribute is specified, False otherwise. This property is read-only.
Declaration	Definition	Definition of the class or structure that declares the member. This property is read-only.
Definition	Definition	Definition of member type. This property is read-only.
Global	Boolean	True if the member is global, False otherwise. This property is read-only.
Inherited	Boolean	True if the member is inherited from a base class, False otherwise. This property is read-only.
Name	Character string	Member name. This property is read-only.
Shadowed	Boolean	True if the member is shadowed by a member of a derived class, False otherwise. This property is read-only.

Remarks

Operation

The described member can be handled via indirection:

{<object>, <Variable Description>}
{<object>, <Variable Description>} = ...