__dbStructFilter()
Filter a database structure array
- Syntax
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- __dbStructFilter( <aStruct>, [<aFieldList>] ) --> aStructFiltered
- Arguments
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- <aStruct> is a multidimensional array with database fields structure, which is usually the output from DBSTRUCT(), where each array element has the following structure:
Position | Description | dbstruct.ch |
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1 | cFieldName | DBS_NAME |
2 | cFieldType | DBS_TYPE |
3 | nFieldLength | DBS_LEN |
4 | nDecimals | DBS_DEC |
- <aFieldList> is an array where each element is a field name. Names could be specified as uppercase or lowercase.
- Returns
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- __dbStructFilter() return a new multidimensional array where each element is in the same structure as the original <aStruct>, but the array is built according to the list of fields in <aFieldList>. If <aFieldList> is empty, __dbStructFilter() return reference to the original <aStruct> array.
- Description
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- __dbStructFilter() can be use to create a sub-set of a database structure, based on a given field list.
- Note that field names in <aStruct> MUST be specified in uppercase or else no match would be found.
- SET EXACT has no effect on the return value.
Examples
LOCAL aStruct, aList, aRet
aStruct := { { "CODE", "N", 4, 0 }, ;
{ "NAME", "C", 10, 0 }, ;
{ "PHONE", "C", 13, 0 }, ;
{ "IQ", "N", 3, 0 } }
aList := { "IQ", "NAME" }
aRet := __dbStructFilter( aStruct, aList )
// { { "IQ", "N", 3, 0 }, { "NAME", "C", 10, 0 } }
aRet := __dbStructFilter( aStruct, {} )
? aRet == aStruct // .T.
aList := { "iq", "NOTEXIST" }
aRet := __dbStructFilter( aStruct, aList )
// { { "IQ", "N", 3, 0 } }
aList := { "NOTEXIST" }
aRet := __dbStructFilter( aStruct, aList ) // {}
// Create a new file that contain part of the original structure
LOCAL aStruct, aList, aRet
USE TEST
aStruct := DBSTRUCT()
aList := { "NAME" }
DBCREATE( "OnlyName.DBF", __dbStructFilter( aStruct, aList ) )
- Status
- Ready
- Compliance
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- __dbStructFilter() is a Harbour extension. CA-Clipper has an internal undocumented function named __FLEDIT() that does exactly the same thing. The new name gives a better description of what this function does.
- Platforms
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- All
- Files
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- Header file is dbstruct.ch Library is rdd
- See Also