Further, AbtLnDatabase implements methods to gather information about a Domino database's structure offering access methods to design elements like forms, views and replication settings. Finally, there is a set of basic methods to retrieve documents directly from a database without using a Domino view.
Here is a table that shows you the mapping between Domino field types,
Smalltalk classes implemented in Domino Connection, and Smalltalk base
classes. The AbtLnItem classes are used to translate Domino
internal data formats into Smalltalk base classes.
Domino field type | AbtLnItem subclass | Data conversion type |
Text | AbtLnItemText | String |
Text list | AbtLnItemTextList | Ordered Collection of Strings |
RTF | AbtLnItemComposite | String |
Date/Time | AbtLnItemTimeDate | Date and Time |
Number | AbtLnItemNumber | Float |
Formula | AbtLnItemFormula | None |