Data type checking
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| if aCol.datatype is system.type.gettype("System.String") then
aCol.DataType=system.type.gettype("System.Decimal")
end if
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Detecting Variable types:
You can tell a variable type using the typename function. For example in the Command window type in
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| ? typename(gv.Columns(theGVColNdx))
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Object Checking
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| Dim uc_RecurrancePattern As uc_RecurrancePattern_v2 _
= TryCast(lv.FindControl("uc_RecurrancePattern"), uc_RecurrancePattern_v2)
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TryCast wont throw an error, instead it will return nothing