ElementDataType Property
The data type of this EDI element, according to the Transaction Set Schema.
Syntax
x12reader.getElementDataType(index, [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 getElementDataType([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 setElementDataType([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
The data type of this EDI element, according to the Transaction Set Schema.
Possible values are:
AN | AlphaNumeric |
ID | Identifier; allowed values might be defined by the transaction set schema |
N | Numeric |
R | Floating-point number |
DT | DateTime |
TM | Time |
None | Type is unknown or not provided by the schema |
Composite | This element has multiple components |
The index parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ElementCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
String