• age Method
• append Method
• append_arrays Method
• append_arrays_filtered Method
• class Method
• clear Method
• copy_from Method
• delete Method
• dimension Method
• dump Method
• dump_csv Method
• dump_json Method
• dump_properties Method
• filter Method
• find Method
• findi Method
• first_empty Method
• for_each Method
• get_dynamic Method
• get_fields Method
• get_recycle Method
• initialize Method
• initialize_from_csv Method
• initialize_from_table Method
• initialize_properties Method
• insert Method
• isnull Method
• itemtype Method
• last_appended Method
• lower Method
• matching Method
• move Method
• property_order Method
• push Method
• reorder Method
• resize Method
• set_dynamic Method
• set_recycle Method
• setnull Method
• size Method
• sort Method
• touch Method
• typename Method
• upper Method

 

Array get_fields Method

Syntax

Returns

fieldsCharacter

Returns a CR-LF delimited list of fields for a property array.

Description

Gets a CR-LF delimited list of fields for a property array.

Discussion

The <array>.get_fields() method creates a CR-LF delimited list of all fields in a property array. This method can only be used with property arrays.

Example

dim people[0] as p
i = people.append()
people[i].name = "Janet"
people[i].age = 37
i = people.append()
people[i].name = "Barry"
people[i].age = 67
people[i].city = "Los Angeles"
i = people.append()
people[i].name = "Liza"
people[i].age = 27
people[i].state = "AL"

? people.get_fields()
= name
age
city
state

format = stritran(people.get_fields(),crlf()," | ")

? people.dump_properties(format)
= Janet | 37 |  | 
Barry | 67 | Los Angeles | 
Liza | 27 |  | AL