GetColumnName

Description

Obtains the name of the current column. The current column is the column that has the focus.

Applies to

DataWindow type

Method applies to

PowerBuilder

DataWindow control, DataWindowChild object, DataStore object


Syntax

PowerBuilder

string dwcontrol.GetColumnName ( )

Argument

Description

dwcontrol

A reference to a DataWindow control DataStore, or child DataWindow


Return value

Returns the name of the current column in dwcontrol. Returns the empty string ("") if no column is current or if an error occurs.

If dwcontrol is null, the method returns null.

Usage

For information on the current column, see GetColumn.

Examples

These statements return the name of the current column in dw_Employee:

string ls_ColName
ls_ColName = dw_employee.GetColumnName()

See also

GetColumn

GetRow

SetColumn

SetRow