type | The value type of the data in the set. Valid value types are: INTEGER, REAL, BOOLEAN, STRING, UNICODE, DATA, or DATASET(recstruct). If omitted, the type is INTEGER. |
The SET OF value type defines Attributes that are a set of data elements. All elements of the set must be of the same value type. The default value for SET OF when used to define a passed parameter may be a defined set, the keyword ALL to indicate all possible values for that type of set, or empty square brackets ([ ]) to indicate no possible value for that type of set.
Example:
SET OF INTEGER1 SetIntOnes := [1,2,3,4,5]; SET OF STRING1 SetStrOnes := ['1','2','3','4','5']; SET OF STRING1 SetStrOne1 := (SET OF STRING1)SetIntOnes; //type casting sets is allowed r := {STRING F1, STRING2 F2}; SET OF DATASET(r) SetDS := [ds1, ds2, ds3]; StringSetFunc(SET OF STRING passedset) := AstringValue IN passedset; //a set of string constants will be passed to this function HasNarCode(SET s) := Trades.trd_narr1 IN s OR Trades.trd_narr2 IN s; // HasNarCode takes a parameter that specifies the set of valid // Narrative Code values (all INTEGERs) SET OF INTEGER1 SetClsdNar := [65,66,90,114,115,123]; NarCodeTrades := Trades(HasNarCode(SetClsdNar)); // Using HasNarCode(SetClsdNar) is equivalent to: // Trades.trd_narr1 IN [65,66,90,114,115,123] OR // Trades.trd_narr2 IN [65,66,90,114,115,123]
See Also: Functions (Parameter Passing), Set Ordering and Indexing