Returns a handle to a particular field in the buffer.

Return type: HANDLE

Applies to: Buffer object handle

Syntax

BUFFER-FIELD ( field-number | field-name )
field-number
An integer expression representing the sequence number of the field in the buffer.
field-name
A CHARACTER string expression representing the name of the field in the buffer.
Note: This is a method on the buffer object handle. For the browse column attribute of the same name see BUFFER-FIELD attribute.