columnDataForProperty()

Signature

columnDataForProperty() — returns any

Available in: model Category: Miscellaneous Functions

Description

Returns a struct with data for the named property.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
property	string	yes	—	Name of property to inspect.

Examples

// 1. Get all column metadata for a property
data = model("User").columnDataForProperty("email");
// Returns a struct like:
// { column: "email", validationtype: "string", label: "Email" }

// 2. Inspect metadata before using it
data = model("Product").columnDataForProperty("price");
if (isStruct(data)) {
    writeOutput("Column: " & data.column);
    writeOutput("Validation type: " & data.validationtype);
}

// 3. Handle the false return when the property does not exist on the model
data = model("User").columnDataForProperty("nonExistentProp");
if (!isStruct(data)) {
    writeOutput("Property not found on this model.");
}