Represents a constant value in the schema.
Declaration Syntax| C# | Visual Basic | Visual C++ |
public abstract class Constant
Public MustInherit Class Constant
public ref class Constant abstract
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 | Constant()()()() | Initializes a new instance of the Constant class |
 | Datatype | Gets the Datatype used to represent the value of this Constant.
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| Description | Gets a String containing a human readable description of this
Constant.
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 | GetValueAsChar()()()() | Gets the value of this Constant as a char if it can be converted.
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| GetValueAsDate()()()() | Obsolete. |
| GetValueAsDatetime()()()() | Gets the value of this Constant as a Datetime if it can be converted.
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| GetValueAsFloat32()()()() | Gets the value of this Constant as a Float32 if it can be converted.
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| GetValueAsFloat64()()()() | Gets the value of this Constant as a Float64 if it can be converted.
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| GetValueAsInt32()()()() | Gets the value of this Constant as an Int32 if it can be converted.
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| GetValueAsInt64()()()() | Gets the value of this Constant as an Int64 if it can be converted.
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| GetValueAsString()()()() | Gets the value of this Constant as a string if it can be converted.
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| GetValueAsTime()()()() | Obsolete. |
| Name | Gets the symbolic name of the constant.
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| Print(Stream) | Prints this constant into 'output'.
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| Print(TextWriter) | Prints this constant into 'writer'.
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| Status | Gets the status of this Constant.
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| UserData | Gets or sets the user data associated with this Constant.
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RemarksConstants can be any of the following DataTypes: BOOL, CHAR, BYTE, INT32, INT64, FLOAT32, FLOAT64, STRING, DATE, TIME, DATETIME. As well as the constants value this class also provides access to the symbolic name, description and status of the constant.
Constants are read-only and always created by the API, never by the application.
Thread SafetyConstant is safe for multithreaded operations
except for SetUserData and Userdata methods.
Inheritance Hierarchy| Object | |
 | Constant |
Assembly: Bloomberglp.Blpapi (Module: Bloomberglp.Blpapi.dll) Version: 3.8.10.1