WinStudio

GetValue Method

Applies To

IWSFormComponent interface
IWSIDOProperty interface
IWSVariable interface
IGlobalScriptParm interface

Definition

Returns the value of an object as a given data type.

Syntax

object.GetValue( Of datatype ) ( )

Part	Description
object	Required. The name of a valid component, preoprty, variable, or script.
datatype	Required. The data type of the object for which the value is being returned. For a list of valid data types, see the "Remarks" section.

Remarks

Valid data types for this method include:

Boolean	Double	Integer	String
Byte	Guid	Long	UInt16
Char	Int16	SByte	UInt32
DateTime	Int32	Short	UInt64
Decimal	Int64	Single

If the value of the object is null, this method attempts to return a meaningful default value; for example, an empty string for a string or 0 (zero) for a numeric value.

Example

Dim MyLongValue As Long = ThisForm.Components("MyLongComp").GetValue(Of Long)()
If MyLongValue = 0 Then
    Application.ShowMessage("MyLongComp might contain zero or nothing.")
End If