Returns a Progress.Reflect.Variable instance describing the class variable that matches the specified conditions. If there is no matching variable, the method returns the Unknown value (?).

Return type: Progress.Reflect.Variable class

Access: PUBLIC

Applies to: Progress.Lang.Class class

Syntax

GetVariable ( INPUT variable-name AS CHARACTER )

GetVariable ( INPUT variable-name AS CHARACTER,
              INPUT flags AS Progress.Reflect.Flags )
variable-name
A CHARACTER expression that evaluates to the name of the variable.
flags
A Progress.Reflect.Flags instance indicating the access mode(s), scope(s), and/or class level(s) the returned variable must have. See Progress.Reflect.Flags enumeration for more information.

Notes

  • GetVariable(variable-name) only returns public, non-static variables. GetVariable(variable-name, flags) returns all ABL class variables based on the flags specified.
  • This method does not return .NET class fields defined as private.