blpapi.Constant

class blpapi.Constant(handle, sessions)

Represents the value of a schema enumeration constant.

Constants can be any of the following DataTypes: BOOL, CHAR, BYTE, INT32, INT64, FLOAT32, FLOAT64, STRING, DATE, TIME, DATETIME. This class provides access not only to to the constant value, but also to the symbolic name, the description, and the status of the constant.

Constant objects are read-only.

Application clients never create Constant object directly; applications will typically work with Constant objects returned by other blpapi components.

datatype()

Return type: int
Returns: Data type used to represent the value of this Constant.

The possible return values are enumerated in DataType.

description()

Return type: str
Returns: Human readable description of this Constant.

getValue()

Return type: Any
Returns: Value of this object as it is stored in the object.

getValueAsDatetime()

Return type: Union[datetime, date, time]
Returns: Value of this object as one of the datetime types.
Raises: InvalidConversionException – If the value cannot be converted to one of the datetime types.

getValueAsFloat()

Return type: float
Returns: Value of this object as a float.
Raises: InvalidConversionException – If the value cannot be converted to a float.

getValueAsInteger()

Return type: int
Returns: Value of this object as an integer.
Raises: InvalidConversionException – If the value cannot be converted to an integer.

getValueAsString()

Return type: str
Returns: Value of this object as a string.
Raises: InvalidConversionException – If the value cannot be converted to a string.

name()

Return type: Name
Returns: The symbolic name of this Constant.

status()

Return type: int
Returns: Status of this Constant.

The possible return values are enumerated in SchemaStatus.