base.TypeInfo.create()

Create a DomNode from a structured program variable.

Syntax

base.TypeInfo.create()
  RETURNING result om.DomNode

Usage

Use the base.TypeInfo.create() class method to create a om.DomNode object from a program variable.

The program variable is typically a RECORD, but it can be any sort of structured variable, including arrays.

The om.DomNode is created with type information and values.

The data is formatted according to current environment settings (DBDATE, DBFORMAT, and DBMONEY).

MAIN
  DEFINE n om.DomNode 
  DEFINE r RECORD
      key INTEGER,
      lastname CHAR(20),
      birthdate DATE
  END RECORD
  LET r.key = 234
  LET r.lastname = "Johnson"
  LET r.birthdate = MDY(12,24,1962)
  LET n = base.TypeInfo.create( r )
  CALL n.writeXml( "r.xml" )
END MAIN

The generated node contains variable values and data type information. The example creates this file:

<?xml version="1.0"? encoding="ISO-8859-1">
<Record>
  <Field type="INTEGER" value="234" name="key"/>
  <Field type="CHAR(20)" value="Johnson" name="lastname"/>
  <Field type="DATE" value="12/24/1962" name="birthdate"/>
</Record>