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API: String (FixedList) types

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Topic: API: String (FixedList) types

Posted By: utumno
Subject: API: String (FixedList) types
Date Posted: 01.Nov.2008 at 23:28

Hello,

I'am trying to set property values with the setValueAt() method of the API. It is working fine except for those properties whose type in the graph is 'String (Fixed List)'.

If I examine the property with the help of the API, the type 'String' and the correct value e.g. 'HALT' is shown. However, if I am setting the value with setValueAt(), no String of the list is selected afterwards in the model.

One example:
MEAny val = new MEAny();
val.setMeType("String");
val.setMeValue("HALT");
port.setValueAt(f, 1, val);

Setting the third value of f in this example (which is an Integer) works fine, so there is no problem with f.

Does anybody have an idea what I am doing wrong?

Thanks, Kirsten

Replies:

Posted By: rise
Date Posted: 03.Nov.2008 at 12:07

Hi Kirsten,

The problem in your example code is the missing string quotes. Instead of

val.setMeValue("HALT");

you should have:

val.setMeValue("'HALT'");

With best regards,

Rise

Posted By: utumno
Date Posted: 03.Nov.2008 at 20:54

Thanks a lot! It's working fine now.

Thanks, Kirsten