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TYPE_DATE</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_DATE</B></PRE>
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<DD>Date ( YYYYYMMDD ). Corresponds to ABAP type 'D'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_BCD"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_BCD</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_BCD</B></PRE>
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<DD>Packed BCD number, any length between 1 and 16 bytes. Corresponds to ABAP type 'P'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_TIME"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_TIME</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_TIME</B></PRE>
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<DD>Time (HHMMSS). Corresponds to ABAP type 'T'
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<A NAME="TYPE_BYTE"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_BYTE</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_BYTE</B></PRE>
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<DD>Raw data, binary, fixed length, zero padded. Corresponds to ABAP type 'X'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_ITAB"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_ITAB</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_ITAB</B></PRE>
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<DD>Internal table. (Deprecated! Not used)
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<A NAME="TYPE_NUM"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_NUM</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_NUM</B></PRE>
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<DD>Digits, fixed size,'0' padded. Corresponds to ABAP type 'N'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_FLOAT"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_FLOAT</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_FLOAT</B></PRE>
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<DD>Floating point,double precission. Corresponds to ABAP type 'F'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_INT"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_INT</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_INT</B></PRE>
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<DD>4-byte integer . Corresponds to ABAP type 'I'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_INT2"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_INT2</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_INT2</B></PRE>
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<DD>2-byte integer . Corresponds to ABAP type 's'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_INT1"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_INT1</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_INT1</B></PRE>
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<DD>1-byte integer . Corresponds to ABAP type 'b'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_STRUCTURE"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_STRUCTURE</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_STRUCTURE</B></PRE>
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<DD>A heterogeneous structure. Corresponds to ABAP type 'u' and 'v'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_DECF16"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_DECF16</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_DECF16</B></PRE>
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<DD>decimal floating point. Corresponds to ABAP type 'a'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_DECF34"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_DECF34</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_DECF34</B></PRE>
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<DD>decimal floating point. Corresponds to ABAP type 'e'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_STRING"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_STRING</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_STRING</B></PRE>
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<DD>UTF8 encoded string of variable length. Corresponds to ABAP type 'g'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_XSTRING"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_XSTRING</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_XSTRING</B></PRE>
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<DD>Byte array of variable length. Corresponds to ABAP type 'y'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_TABLE"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_TABLE</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_TABLE</B></PRE>
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<DD>A JCoTable. Corresponds to ABAP type 'h'.
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<A NAME="TYPE_EXCEPTION"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE_EXCEPTION</H3>
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static final int <B>TYPE_EXCEPTION</B></PRE>
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<DD>ABAP exception.
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<A NAME="indexOf(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
indexOf</H3>
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int <B>indexOf</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;fieldName)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the index of the named field info
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<A NAME="hasField(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
hasField</H3>
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boolean <B>hasField</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;fieldName)</PRE>
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<DD>Checks whether a named field exists
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<A NAME="getName()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getName</H3>
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java.lang.String <B>getName</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the name of the table/structure this meta-data describes
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The name of the underlying table/structure</DL>
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getFieldCount</H3>
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int <B>getFieldCount</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the number of entries (fields)
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getName</H3>
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java.lang.String <B>getName</B>(int&nbsp;index)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the field name of the data field at the specified index
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getRecordTypeName</H3>
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java.lang.String <B>getRecordTypeName</B>(int&nbsp;index)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the table/structure name of the data field or <code>null</code> if no table name is available
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The table/structure name of the data field described by this meta information object.</DL>