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--- dictionary:actualtype [2015/08/27 02:06] – created mnewnham
+++ v5:dictionary:actualtype [2016/01/13 02:06] – ↷ Page moved from dictionary:actualtype to v5:dictionary:actualtype mnewnham
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 ===== Description =====
 The method ''actualType()'' returns the database specific data type for a given [[dictionary:metaType]]. The returned values varies from one database to another.
+A connection to a data dictionary object is required.
 ===== Usage ====
 <code php>
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 * Example connection to MySQL database
 */
+$dict = NewDataDictionary($db);
-$t = $db->metaType('I4');
+$t = $dict->actualType('I4');
+print $t;
+/*
+ * Prints INTEGER
+ */
+</code>