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DictField.help Method

Returns the Help text that is displayed for the field.

Syntax

public str help([int arrayIndex, boolean useInterfaceLanguage])

Run On

Called

Parameters

  • arrayIndex
    Type: int
  • useInterfaceLanguage
    Type: boolean
    A Boolean value that indicates whether to use the user interface language for the Help text; optional.

Return Value

Type: str
The Help text or inherited Help text for the field.

Remarks

If no Help text is defined for the field, this method returns the Help text for the extended data type that is used for the field, if applicable. If an array entry is specified, this method returns the Help text for the array element.

Examples

The following example shows retrieval of the Help text for the field.

DictField df; 
 
df = new DictField(tablenum(CustTable), fieldnum(CustTable, AccountNum)); 
 
if (df) 
{ 
 
    print df.help(); 
}

See Also

DictField Class

DictField.helpDefined Method