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v5:dictionary:actualtype

# actualType

##### See Also

metaType()

##### Syntax

    string actualType(
        string $metaType
    )

## Description

The method `actualType()` returns the database specific data type for a given metatype. The returned values varies from one database to another.

A connection to a data dictionary object is required.

## Usage

    /*
    * Example connection to MySQL database
    */
    $dict = NewDataDictionary($db);

    $t = $dict->actualType('I4');

    print $t;

    /*
     * Prints INTEGER
     */

v5/dictionary/actualtype.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/12 17:06 by mnewnham

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