getField

Description

This method retrieves the value of the field specified in the method name. Each getter method is named according to the fields defined for the child object. For example, if the child object contains a field named “TelephoneNumber”, the getter method for this field is named getTelephoneNumber. A getter method is created for each field in the object, including fields that store standardized or phonetic data.

Syntax

String getField()

The syntax for the getter methods depends on the type of data specified for the field in the object structure. For example, the getter method for a date field would have the following syntax:

 Date getField

Parameters

None.

Returns

The value of the specified field. The type of data returned depends on the data type defined in the object definition.

Throws

ObjectException