GetColumnName method (DataWindows)

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

DataWindow type	Method applies to
PowerBuilder	DataWindow control, DataWindowChild object, DataStore object
Web	Server component
Web ActiveX	DataWindow control, DataWindowChild object

[PowerBuilder, Web DataWindow, and WebActiveX]

string <span>dwcontrol</span>.<span>GetColumnName</span> ( )

1	string <span>dwcontrol</span>.<span>GetColumnName</span> ( )

Argument	Description
dwcontrol	A reference to a DataWindow control DataStore, or child DataWindow

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, in PowerBuilder
and JavaScript the method returns null.

For information on the current column, see GetColumn.

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

string ls_ColName

1	string ls_ColName

ls_ColName = dw_employee.<span>GetColumnName</span>()

1	ls_ColName = dw_employee.<span>GetColumnName</span>()

August 20, 2023

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