SetDefault method: Field class

Syntax

SetDefault() 

Description

SetDefault sets the value of the field to a null value, or to a default, depending on the type of field.

• If this method is used against data from the component buffers, the next time default processing occurs, it is set to its default value: either a default specified in its record field definition or one set programmatically by PeopleCode located in a FieldDefault event. If neither of these defaults exist, the Component Processor leaves the field blank.

• If this method is used with a field that isn't part of the data buffer (for example, a field in a record object instantiated with CreateRecord) the field is automatically set to its default value if one is set for the field, not for the record field. Any FieldDefault PeopleCode will not be run on these types of fields. If you want to set the default values for all the fields in a record, use the SetDefault record class method.

Blank numbers correspond to zero on the database. Blank characters correspond to a space on the database. Blank dates and long characters correspond to NULL on the database. SetDefault gives each field data type its proper value.

Parameters

None.

Returns

None.

Example

&CHARACTER.SetDefault();