reflect.Value methods

Methods for the reflect.Value class.

Table 1. Class methods
Name Description 
reflect.Value.copyOf(
     val any-type )
  RETURNS reflect.Value
 Creates a new reflect.Value object from a copy of an expression. 
valueOf(
     val any-type )
  RETURNS reflect.Value
 Creates a new reflect.Value object as a reference to the original variable.
Table 2. Object methods
Name Description 
appendArrayElement()
 Appends a new element to an array. 
assignToVariable( var any-type )
 Assigns this reflect.Value to a variable. 
canAssignToVariable(
     var any-type )
  RETURNS BOOLEAN
 Checks if this reflect.Value can be assigned to a variable. 
clear( )
 Removes all elements of the reflect.Value referencing a collection. 
deleteArrayElement( index INTEGER )
 Deletes an element of an array. 
getArrayElement(
     index INTEGER )
  RETURNS reflect.Value
 Returns an element of an array. 
getCurrentValue( )
  RETURNS any-type
 Returns the actual (typed) value of this value object. 
getDictionaryElement(
     key STRING )
  RETURNS reflect.Value
 Returns an element of a dictionary. 
getDictionaryKeys( )
  RETURNS DYNAMIC ARRAY OF STRING
 Returns the keys of a dictionary. 
getField(
     index INTEGER )
  RETURNS reflect.Value
 Returns a field by index for a record. 
getFieldByName(
     name STRING )
  RETURNS reflect.Value
 Returns a field of a record, from the member name. 
getInterfaceValue( )
  RETURNS reflect.Value
 Returns the value record referenced by this interface variable. 
getLength( )
  RETURNS INTEGER
 Returns the number of elements in an array. 
getType()
  RETURNS reflect.Type
 Returns the reflect.Type object of a reflect.Value object. 
initializeToNull( )
 Initializes this reflect.Value to NULL. 
insertArrayElement( index INTEGER )
 Inserts a new element into an array. 
isNull( )
  RETURNS BOOLEAN
 Checks if this reflect.Value is NULL. 
set( x reflect.Value )
 Assigns the specified value to this value object. 
toString( )
  RETURNS STRING
 Converts this reflect.Value to a character string.