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FIELDEXIST Function (RecordRef)

Determines if the field that has the number FieldNo exists in the table that is referred to by the RecordRef. Returns an error if no table is currently selected.

Syntax

  
Exist := RecordRef.FIELDEXIST(FieldNo)  

Parameters

RecordRef
Type: RecordRef

The RecordRef that identifies the record and the table in which you are interested.

FieldNo
Type: Integer

The FieldNo that you want to know whether it exists in the table.

Property Value/Return Value

Type: Boolean

true if the field exists in the table; otherwise, false.

Example

The following example opens table 18 (Customer) as a RecordRef variable that is named MyRecordRef. The code loops through fields 1 through 12 and uses the FIELDEXIST function to determine whether the specified field exists. If the field exists, the name of the field and a message that indicates that the field exists is displayed. Otherwise, a message that indicates that the field does not exist is displayed. This example requires that you create the following variables and text constants in the C/AL Globals window.

Name DataType
MyRecordRef RecordRef
i Integer
VarFieldName FieldRef
Text constant name DataType ENU value
Text000 Text Field %1 exists.\The name of the Field is: " %2 ".
Text001 Text Field %1 does not exist.
  
MyRecordRef.OPEN(18);  
FOR i := 1 TO 12 DO BEGIN  
  IF MyRecordRef.FIELDEXIST(i) THEN BEGIN  
     VarFieldName := MyRecordRef.FIELD(i);  
     MESSAGE(Text000, i, VarFieldName.NAME);  
    END  
  ELSE  
    MESSAGE(Text001, i);  
  END;  

See Also

RecordRef Data Type