CustomColumn new



CustomColumn_new

This function is the CustomColumn object's constructor and will return an array which must have 5 elements, configured like specified below:

• OBJECT_TYPE: Object type information which should have the same value as TYPE_CUSTOM_COLUMN constant.
• CUSTOM_COLUMN_DATA_TYPE: The type of the custom column, it is the value of the argument dataType passed to the constructor function.
• CUSTOM_COLUMN_NAME: The name of the custom column, it is the value of the argument name passed to the constructor function.
• CUSTOM_COLUMN_TEXT: The text which will be used for the axis created when the column is added to the DCS in the current context. It has "" as the initial value.
• CUSTOM_COLUMN_OPTIONS: The array of custom column options, it is initialized as an array with no elements.

Syntax

CustomColumn_new(dataType, name)

Arguments

dataType: is a number. It is the custom column's data type, it must have one of the following values.

• CUSTOM_COLUMN_TYPE_NUMBER
• CUSTOM_COLUMN_TYPE_BOOLEAN
• CUSTOM_COLUMN_TYPE_STRING

name: is a string expression. It is the custom column's name, which must follow the DCS column name format.

Return type

array

Examples

array customColumn = CustomColumn_new(CUSTOM_COLUMN_TYPE_NUMBER, "AgeGroup");

customColumn[CUSTOM_COLUMN_TEXT] = "Age groups";

print(customColumn);

//Result: {2,1,AgeGroup,Age groups,{},}

Availability

Version 5.5