reflect.Type.getElementType

Returns the type of the elements in an array or in a dictionary.

Syntax

getElementType()
  RETURNS reflect.Type

Usage

The getElementType() method returns a reflect.Type object that represents the type used by the elements of the array or dictionary represented by this reflect.Type object.

The reflect.Type object used to call this method must have been created from a DYNAMIC ARRAY or DICTIONARY variable, or is a reflect.Type object returned from a method like getFieldType(), and references a dynamic array or dictionary.

Note:

The element type of a multi-dimensional array is an array-type. For example, when the reflect.Type object represents an ARRAY[10,20] OF INTEGER, the element-type is ARRAY[20] OF INTEGER.

Example

IMPORT reflect
MAIN
    DEFINE arr DYNAMIC ARRAY OF STRING
    DEFINE typ reflect.Type
    LET typ = reflect.Type.typeOf(arr)
    DISPLAY "element type = ", typ.getElementType().toString()
END MAIN

Shows:

element type = STRING