Syntax

PropertyObject.GetTypeDefinition( lookupString, options)

Return Value

PropertyObject

Type definition, in the form of a PropertyObject, for the property the lookupString parameter specifies. Release the PropertyObject when you no longer need it.

Purpose

Returns the object that is the type definition for the property the lookupString parameter specifies.

Remarks

Use the PropertyObject.TypeCategory property to determine the type category to which a root type definition belongs.

Parameters

lookupString As String

[In] Pass an empty string to denote the PropertyObject to which the method applies, or pass the name of a subproperty within the PropertyObject. You can also pass lookup strings to this parameter.

options As Long

[In] Pass 0 to specify the default behavior, or pass one or more PropertyOptions constants. Use the bitwise-OR operator to specify multiple options.

See Also

Adding and Releasing References

Lookup Strings

PropertyObject

PropertyObject.TypeCategory

PropertyOptions

Thread Safety of the PropertyObject API and TestStand Variables