PalGetDataType

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SalNumber PalGetDataType( SalWindowHandle hWnd )

The PalGetDataType does the same thing as SalGetDataType, with the difference that it also works with combo boxes and Foundation1 custom controls such as cRecSelExtComboBox.

Parameters

Name Description
Window Handle hWnd The handle (or name) of the Foundation1 window object to get format from.

Returns

This method returns a value that indicates the data type of the field. The return value is one of the Const.DT_* constants.