Daylight v4.9
Release Date: 1 February 2008

Object Synopsis

column -- object representing a column of data in a Merlin pool

Description

A Column object represents a "column" of data from a Merlin pool, i.e. one specific field from each TDT in the database. A column is the "y axis" of the "spreadsheet" view of the database.

A column object is defined by three properties: The pool (database) which is the column's parent object; the fieldtype object that specifies the datatype and which field within that datatype is to be used in the column; and the "function" that how to select from among multiple instances of the field in one TDT.

Related Topics

pool(3ob) hitlist(3ob) datatype(3ob) fieldtype(3ob)

dt_mer_getnitems(3) dt_setinteger(3) dt_typename(3) dt_tag(3) dt_sethandle(3) dt_integer(3) dt_mer_sort(3) dt_mer_subselect(3) dt_summary(3) dt_datatype(3) dt_briefname(3) dt_mer_alloc_column(3) dt_mer_sethits(3) dt_real(3) dt_handle(3) dt_description(3) dt_mer_superselect(3) dt_string(3) dt_setstring(3) dt_setadjunct(3) dt_boolean(3) dt_hold(3) dt_name(3) dt_release(3) dt_setreal(3) dt_proptype(3) dt_dealloc(3) dt_dfnorm(3) dt_copy(3) dt_mer_numsearch(3) dt_setboolean(3) dt_mer_function(3) dt_parent(3) dt_mer_funcapplies(3) dt_adjunct(3) dt_mer_zapnonunique(3) dt_mer_strsearch(3) dt_mer_sortapplies(3) dt_mer_zapna(3) dt_mer_cellvalue(3) dt_mer_similarselect(3) dt_mer_defaultsort(3) dt_type(3) dt_propnames(3) dt_appendstring(3) dt_isheld(3) dt_fieldtype(3)