ptype

The ptype command prints the data type or structure of a variable.

Syntax

ptype variable-name
  1. variable-name is the name of the variable.

Usage

The ptype command displays the type of the variable passed as parameter.

Example

MAIN
    DEFINE rec RECORD
                 pkey INTEGER,
                 name VARCHAR(50)
           END RECORD

    LET rec.pkey = 101
    LET rec.name = "Mike TORN"
    DISPLAY rec.*

END MAIN
$ fglcomp -M prog.4gl && fglrun -d prog.42m

(fgldb) break 9
Breakpoint 1 at 0x00000000: file prog.4gl, line 9.

(fgldb) run
Breakpoint 1, main() at prog.4gl:9
   6
   7         LET rec.pkey = 101
   8         LET rec.name = "Mike TORN"
-> 9         DISPLAY rec.*
   10
   11    END MAIN
   12

(fgldb) ptype rec
type = RECORD
    pkey INTEGER,
    name VARCHAR(50)
END RECORD