FieldBase Class |
Base class for all Field Types.
Implements all the basic functionality of a field in a typed file.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: FileHelpers
Assembly: FileHelpers (in FileHelpers.dll) Version: 3.2.6
SyntaxThe FieldBase type exposes the following members.
Properties| Name | Description | |
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 | ArrayMaxLength |
Array may have this many entries, if equal to ArrayMinLength then
it is a fixed length array
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| ArrayMinLength |
Array must have this many entries
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| Converter |
Provider to convert to and from text
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| Discarded |
Do we process this field but not store the value
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| FieldType |
type of object to be created, eg DateTime
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| IsArray |
Is this field an array?
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| IsNotEmpty |
The field must be not be empty
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| IsOptional |
The field may not be present on the input data (line not long enough)
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| TrimMode |
indicates whether we trim leading and/or trailing whitespace
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Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | CreateField |
Check the Attributes on the field and return a structure containing
the settings for this file.
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| CreateValueForField |
Convert a field value into a write able value
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