ColsMeta.type()

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This article is about the type() function of the ColsMeta object.

ColsMeta.type()

Gets a type indication for this column.

Returns a string or returns undefined, as follows:

Value	Type of column
C	Column declared in Definer with Type = Database. Column of variable data source.
E	Column of embedded data source
O	Column of output expression
undefined	Column declared in Definer with Type = Virtual

Syntax

$.udbMeta( *ds* ).cols( *cols* ).type()

The optional ds is a data source selector. The optional cols is a column selector.

Example

var colType = $.udbMeta('EMP').cols('EMPLOYEE_ID').type();