VECGetFieldFormat()

  VECGetFieldFormat, VECGetLayerName, VECGetLayerDesc, VECGetFieldDesc, and VECGetFieldType

Description

VECGetFieldFormat() is used to retrieve a string containing a C-style format specification for displaying the contents of the given field.

Call Signature

string VECGetFieldFormat ( int/string filespec, int segment_num, int field )

Return Value

string

A C-style format specification for displaying the contents of the given field.

Arguments

int/string filespec :

This can either be the handle returned by DBOpen(), or the name of an open file.

int segment_num :

The vector layer (segment) number being accessed.

int field :

The field number to fetch the name of. Field numbering begins at 1.

See also

GDB file functions

GDB vector file functions

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