TypeDefinition :: isA - Is structure of passed type
The function returns, whether the complex data type has exactly the type passed in sTypeName. The function returns true, when types are identical.
When calling the function with an invalid type definition or when the type definition does not refer to a complex data type, the function throws an exception.
Return value: Success ( bool )
The value is true when the function was executed successfully. Otherwise the value is set to false.
Implementation details
bool
TypeDefinition :: isA ( odaba::String &sTypeName )
- sTypeName
- Type name
The type name is the name of a data type (usually) defined in the database. The type name might be passed as simple identifier or as scoped name with preceding namespace names separated by double colon '::'.
In order to pass no type name, an empty string ( String() ) may be passed.