Namespace: Consultingwerk
Class 
CharacterType Copy to Clipboard
Parent classes:
Progress.Lang.Object
Consultingwerk.CharacterType

Inherits: Progress.Lang.Object

File:CharacterType
Purpose:Contains supporting routines for ABL CHARACTER Variables
Author(s):Mike Fechner / Consultingwerk Ltd.
Created:Sat Jun 02 10:58:12 CEST 2012

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Options Name Purpose
+ CHARACTER EmptyStringForUnknown (character) Returns the source string or "" when the source string was ?
+ LOGICAL IsNotNullOrEmpty (character) Verifies if the passed in character string is not unknown value or empty
+ LOGICAL IsNullOrEmpty (character) Verifies if the passed in character string is the unknown value or empty
+ CHARACTER ParseUnknownValue (character) Parses a String for unknown value, returning ? for "?"

Top Constructor Summary
Options Name Purpose
- CharacterType () Disallow instance creation


Method Detail
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PUBLIC CHARACTER EmptyStringForUnknown (character)
Purpose: Returns the source string or "" when the source string was ?
Notes:

Parameters:
pcValue CHARACTER
The source string
Returns CHARACTER
The source string or ""
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PUBLIC LOGICAL IsNotNullOrEmpty (character)
Purpose: Verifies if the passed in character string is not unknown value
or empty
Notes:

Parameters:
pcCharacter CHARACTER
The character to compare
Returns LOGICAL
True when the passed in character value is not ? or Empty
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PUBLIC LOGICAL IsNullOrEmpty (character)
Purpose: Verifies if the passed in character string is the unknown value
or empty
Notes:

Parameters:
pcCharacter CHARACTER
The character to compare
Returns LOGICAL
True when the passed in character value is ? or Empty
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PUBLIC CHARACTER ParseUnknownValue (character)
Purpose: Parses a String for unknown value, returning ? for "?"
Notes:

Parameters:
pcValue CHARACTER
The character string to parse
Returns CHARACTER
The character value of ? when the string was "?"


Constructor Detail
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PRIVATE CharacterType ()
Purpose: Disallow instance creation
Notes:



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