TDataSet.FieldByName function

Member of TDataSetpublicIn unit DB

Search a field by name.

Declaration

pascal

function FieldByName(const FieldName: string): TField

Arguments

FieldName

Fieldname to look for.

Function result

Field instance matching FieldName.

Description

FieldByName is a shortcut for Fields.FieldByName: it searches for the field with fieldname equalling FieldName. The case is performed case-insensitive. The matching field instance is returned.

Errors

If the field is not found, an EDatabaseError exception will be raised.