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getAccessTypeForContact

The following parameters apply to the getAccessTypeForContact method:

Description

Returns a handle for the Access Type for a Contact.

Every Contact is assigned an Access Type object, which defines a Contact’s permissions and security. Note the access_type field on a Contact is not required. To accommodate this, a single Access Type is marked as the default for Contacts who do not have an object specifically assigned.

This method returns the Access Type directly assigned to a Contact (that is, the information to which the access_type field points in the Contact record) or it returns the default. Typical value methods, such as getObjectValues() or getListValues(), may not return the correct Access type; therefore, these are not the accurate methods for retrieving the Contact’s Access.

Returns

A string handle for an Access Type object.