AfDataItemTypeDescriptor Class [AX 2012]

The AfDataItemTypeDescriptor class implements data item type descriptor, a read-only object that encodes metadata for a data item type.

Syntax

class AfDataItemTypeDescriptor

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Methods

	Method	Description
	cancelTimeOut	Cancels a previous method call to the setTimeOut method. (Inherited from Object.)
	equal	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current one. (Inherited from Object.)
	get_DataContainerDescriptor	Gets a data container descriptor for data item types, data container, and data container list.
	get_DataContainerDescriptorCount	Gets the number of data container descriptors that are supported by a data item type data container.
	get_ElementTypeDescriptor	Gets the type of elements for data item type array.
	get_EnumId	Gets the enumeration identifier for the data item type enumeration.
	get_ExtendedDataTypeId	Gets the identifier of the original extended data type from which this data item type descriptor was created.
	get_Length	Gets the length of the array data item type that is described by this data item type descriptor.
	get_NoOfDecimals	Gets the number of decimal places for data items of type real.
	get_Type	Gets the type of the data item described by this data item type descriptor.
	getTimeOutTimerHandle	Returns the timer handle for the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	handle	Retrieves the handle of the class of the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	new	Initializes an instance of the AfDataItemTypeDescriptor class.
	notify	Releases the hold on an object that has called the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	notifyAll	Releases a lock on the object that was issued by the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	objectOnServer	Determines whether the object is on a server. (Inherited from Object.)
	owner	Returns the instance that owns the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	pack	Serializes the current instance of the AfDataItemTypeDescriptor class
	setTimeOut	Sets up the scheduled execution of a specified method. (Inherited from Object.)
	toString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	usageCount	Returns the current number of references, that is, the value of the reference counter, that the object has. (Inherited from Object.)
	wait	Pauses a process. (Inherited from Object.)
	xml	Returns an XML string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	::constructFromMetadata	A static class constructor.
	::constructFromPackage	A static class constructor.

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Object Class
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