BalanceInquiry Method

Performs a Balance Inquiry Request using the specified Card data.

Syntax

fdmsrcretail.balanceInquiry([callback])

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for this method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This methods allows you to perform a Balance Inquiry Request using the specified Card data. The balance amount will be returned via ResponseBalance. Note that Balance Inquiries do not place a hold on a cardholder's funds and are not captured.

Note: This method is only applicable to swiped MasterCards.