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.