TransactionType Property
The type of transaction.
Syntax
ipn.getTransactionType([callback])
Default Value
""
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 the getTransactionType([callback]) method is defined as:
function(err, data){ }
'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.
'data' is the value returned by the method.
The callback for the setTransactionType([callback]) 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
Valid return values include:
cart | This payment was sent by your customer via the PayPal Shopping Cart feature. |
send_money | This payment was sent by your customer from the PayPal website, using the "Send Money" tab. |
web_accept | The payment was sent by your customer via Buy Now buttons, Donations, or Auction Smart Logos. |
express_checkout | This payment was sent using the ExpressCheckout class. |
merch_pmt | Website Payments Pro monthly billing fee. |
virtual_terminal | Transaction created with Virtual Terminal. |
subscr_failed | Subscription sign-up. |
subscr_cancel | Subscription cancellation. |
subscr_payment | Subscription payment failure. |
subscr_signup | Subscription payment. |
subscr_eot | Subscription's End of Term. |
subscr_modify | Subscription modification. |
new_case | A new Dispute has been registered (Dispute Notification). |
masspay | A payment sent using the MassPay class. |
This property will be filled after calling either the FillFormVars or VerifyIPN method.
The value of this property is parsed out of the Instant Payment Notification data that was posted by PayPal to your webserver. If you are passing the entire post data to FillFormVars, this will save you having to parse each form variable separately.
This property is read-only.
Data Type
String