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GetReturnType Method—Retrieves Data Type of Variable Value

The GetReturnType method retrieves an integer representation of the variable value's data type.

Syntax

The GetReturnType method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtVariable‑>GetReturnType()

Parameters

The GetReturnType method accepts no parameters.

Return Value

The GetReturnType method returns one of the following values:

• VAR_RETTYPE_BOOLEAN (value = 1)
• VAR_RETTYPE_NUMBER ( value = 2)
• VAR_RETTYPE_STRING (value = 3)
• VAR_RETTYPE_DATE (value = 4)
• undef if the call is unsuccessful

Note: For more information about these data types, see the method PolicyMgtDomain‑>CreateVariable.