| field | A previously defined user-defined symbol containing the name of a field in a dataset.. |
The #GETDATATYPE function returns the value type of the field. The field argument must be a scalar value or a field from a dataset (rather than a field from a record definition.)
Example:
person := DATASET([{D'6789ABCDE6789ABCDE'}],{DATA9 per_cid});
#DECLARE(fieldtype);
#DECLARE(field);
#SET(field, 'person.per_cid');
#SET(fieldtype, #GETDATATYPE(%field%));
res := %'fieldtype'%;
res; // Output: res = 'data9'See Also: Value Types