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Get Attribute Statement
This statement gets an attribute from an array or object.
This statement has the following syntax:
exec 4gl get attribute object | array index
          (:var[:ind] = attribute[, :var[:ind] = attribute]);
exec 4gl get attribute object | array index using descriptor;
The get attribute statement copies the attributes of an object or array row into 3GL variables. The named attributes must appear in the object or array. Also, the types of the attributes must be compatible with the types of the target variables.
The using descriptor form gets the attributes indicated in the SQLDA set up by the describe statement.
This statement has the following parameters:
object
Specifies the handle of the object. This parameter is a 4-byte integer.
array
Specifies the handle of the array. This parameter is a 4-byte integer.
var
Specifies a 3GL variable to receive results
ind
Specifies a null indicator variable
attribute
Specifies the name of the attribute
index
Specifies the array index
descriptor
Specifies the name of the SQLDA descriptor
For more information, see Describe Statement.
Last modified date: 12/20/2023