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 ( )

1	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, in PowerBuilder and JavaScript 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()

1 2	string ls_ColName ls_ColName = dw_employee.GetColumnName()

See also

GetColumn

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