| Oracle Objects for OLE C++ Class Library Release 9.2 Part Number A95896-01  | 
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Applies To
Description
This method returns integer code representing the server type of an element.
Usage
int GetElementType(void) const throw(OException)
Arguments
| none | 
The codes correspond to the Oracle external datatypes. The following Oracle element data types are supported:
Oracle External Datatypes
| Datatype | 
Value | 
Description | 
|---|---|---|
| OTYPE_VARCHAR2 | 
1 | 
VARCHAR2 | 
| OTYPE_NUMBER | 
2 | 
NUMBER | 
| OTYPE_SINT | 
3 | 
SIGNED INTEGER | 
| OTYPE_FLOAT | 
4 | 
FLOAT | 
| OTYPE_VARCHAR | 
9 | 
VARCHAR | 
| OTYPE_DATE | 
12 | 
DATE | 
| OTYPE_UINT | 
68 | 
UNSIGNED INTEGER | 
| OTYPE_CHAR | 
96 | 
CHAR | 
| OTYPE_CHARZ | 
97 | 
Null Terminated CHAR | 
| OTYPE_OBJECT | 
108 | 
Object datatype | 
| OTYPE_REF | 
110 | 
Ref datatype | 
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