DTYPE

DTYPE returns information about the element type of a specified element. DTYPE returns N if the element is a numeric element, S if the element is a string element, C if the element is a consolidated element.

In the case of an element attribute dimension, DTYPE returns AN if the attribute is a numeric attribute, AS if the attribute is a string attribute, and AA if the attribute is an alias attribute. For more information, see Element Attributes.

This function is valid in both rules and TurboIntegrator processes.

Syntax

DTYPE(dimension, element)

Argument

Description

dimension

A valid dimension name.

element

The name of an element within the dimension.

Example

The element Europe is a consolidated element of the Region dimension, so the example returns C.

DTYPE('Region','Europe')