DataType.FromImportType Method

DataType FromImportType Method

TIBCO Spotfire 6.0 API Reference

Converts the type from an import source to the DataType used in the Data Manager.

Namespace: Spotfire.Dxp.Data
Assembly: Spotfire.Dxp.Data (in Spotfire.Dxp.Data.dll) Version: 13.19.7018.3940 (13.19.7018.3940)

Syntax

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public static DataType FromImportType(
	Type type
)

public static DataType FromImportType(
	Type type
)

Parameters

type: Type: System Type
The import source .Net-type.

Return Value

Type: DataType
The converted DataType, DataType.Undefined if no conversion was possible.

Remarks

Note that this is not always possible to correctly determine the DataType from type since all the date and time types share the same representation type.