Class: String
Description
This method indicates whether the value of the data stored in a String is a literal value.
A string represents a literal if either StringObject.isNumber() returns 1, OR if the first character and the last character of the string are the double quote character (") and all other occurrences of the double quote character occur in pairs.
Syntax
StringObject.isLiteral()
Parameters
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None. |
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Returns
A Boolean:
1 if the string represents a literal.
0 if the string does not represent a literal.
When Became Available
v6.4
Example
type String STR1 = "ABCD" // this is not a literal
type Boolean B1 = STR1.isLiteral() // 0
set STR1=STR1.addQuotes() // addQuotes() creates literal
set B1 = STR1.isLiteral() // 1
type String NUM = "123.45E3" // isNumber() implies literal
type Boolean B2 = NUM.isLiteral() // 1