OEMakeMatchField¶
OEMakeMatchField(name: str, t: OEFieldTypeHandler, meta=OEFieldMeta=None, readonly: bool=false, ol nullable=false) -> OEMatchField
Creates an OEMatchField
object to be
used for adding data to, or retrieving data from, an
OERecord
object. Match fields are used
mainly to retrieve data from a record when you don’t know the name
of a field but know its type and associated metadata.
- name
The name the field will be given.
- t
This specifies the type of match field to be created. This will usually come from the
Types
namespace.- meta
If this field is provided, the returned
OEMatchField
object will only retrieve data from fields that match this metadata.- readonly
If true, the returned match field can only be used to read data to a record, not write it.
- nullable
If true, the returned field match field will allow setting of null values on a record.
See also