TFieldDefs.MakeNameUnique function

Member of TFieldDefspublicIn unit DB

Create a unique field name starting from a base name.

Declaration

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function MakeNameUnique(const AName: string): string; virtual

Arguments

AName

Start of fieldname.

Function result

Unique name, based on AName.

Description

MakeNameUnique uses AName to construct a name of a field that is not yet in the collection. If AName is not yet in the collection, then AName is returned. if a field definition with field name equal to AName already exists, then a new name is constructed by appending a sequence number to AName till the resulting name does not appear in the list of field definitions.

TFieldDefs.MakeNameUnique function

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