getAttrDesc()

Retrieves the description of an attribute of a business object, given the attribute's name or position.

Syntax

public CxObjectAttr getAttrDesc(String name);
  
 public CxObjectAttr getAttrDesc(int position);
 

Parameters

name
Is the name of the attribute in the business object definition.

position
Is the position of the attribute in the business object definition.

Return values

A CxObjectAttr object that defines the specified attribute.

Exceptions

CxObjectNoSuchAttributeException
Thrown if the name or position specified is not valid for the definition of this business object.

Notes

To retrieve the description of an attribute of the business object, specify either the attribute name or its position in the list of attributes:

See also

See also the description of the getAttrName() method.

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