blpapi.DataType

class blpapi.DataType

Contains the possible data types which can be represented in an Element.

BOOL = 1

Boolean

BYTE = 3

Unsigned 8 bit value

BYTEARRAY = 9

Opaque binary data

CHAR = 2

Char

CHOICE = 16

Choice type

CORRELATION_ID = 17

Used for some internal messages

DATE = 10

Date

DATETIME = 13

Date and time

DECIMAL = 12

Currently Unsupported

ENUMERATION = 14

An opaque enumeration

FLOAT32 = 6

32 bit Floating point

FLOAT64 = 7

64 bit Floating point

INT32 = 4

32 bit Integer

INT64 = 5

64 bit Integer

SEQUENCE = 15

Sequence type

STRING = 8

ASCIIZ string

TIME = 11

Timestamp