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   +----xBaseJ.Field
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           +----xBaseJ.CharField

Summary

public class  CharField
     extends xBaseJ.Field
{
          // Constructors 1
     public CharField(String, int) throws xBaseJException, IOException;

          // Methods 2
     public char getType();
     public char type();
}

Constructors

· CharField

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   public CharField(String iName, 
                    int iLength)  throws xBaseJException, IOException

public method for creating a CharacterField object. It is not associated with a database but can be when used with some DBF methods.

Parameter	Description
Name	the name of the field
Length	length of Field, range 1 to 254 bytes

Throws: xBaseJException

invalid length

Throws: IOException

can not occur but defined for calling methods

See Also: Field

   public char type() 

Note: type() is deprecated — use getType

return the character 'C' indicating a character Field

Overrides:

type in class Field

   public char getType() 

return the character 'C' indicating a character Field

Overrides:

getType in class Field

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