The method actualType() returns the database specific data type for a given metaType. The returned values varies from one database to another. The function returns information about both standard and custom metatypes.

A connection to a data dictionary object is required.

/*
* Example connection to MySQL database
*/
$dict = NewDataDictionary($db);
 
$t = $dict->actualType('I4');
 
print $t;
 
/*
 * Prints INTEGER
 */