TypedString :: stringType - String type property

The property contains the string type for the string instance, which might be an OIF, XML, CSV or ESDF string.

Return value: String type ( odaba::StringTypes )

The stringtype provides the syntax format for coding complex data strings.

Implementation overview

Get current string type
TypedString :: stringType ( )
Change string type
TypedString :: stringType ( eStringType )

Implementation details

Get current string type
odaba::StringTypes TypedString :: stringType ( )

The function returns the current string type for the typed string.

Change string type
odaba::StringTypes TypedString :: stringType ( odaba::StringTypes eStringType )

The function allows changing the string type. Supported string types area OIFString , XMLString , CSVString or ESDFString . When the typed string contains data, the string is converted automatically into the format passed in eStringType .

Note, that converting a TypedString into a CSVString '|' is used as field separator. That differs from exporting instances in CSV format from Property or ObjectSpace , where ';' is used as field separator.
- eStringType - String type
  The stringtype provides the syntax format for coding complex data strings.