Method Category for Read Access to Content 

This category contains the following methods:

GET_TDC_CONTENT

Returns a table. This is a list of variants, each with content as returned by GET_VARIANT_CONTENT. The method contains the following parameters:

 

Parameter Name	Type	Description
E_VALUE_TAB	ETTDC_REFS_TABTYPE	Table of variants, parameter names, and references

 

GET_VARIANT_CONTENT

Gets the table of all values of a variant as REFs. The method contains the following parameters:

 

Parameter Name	Type	Description
I_VARIANT_NAME	ETVAR_ID	Variant name
E_VALUE_TAB	ETPAR_REF_TABTYPE	Table of parameter names and references

 

GET_VALUE

Reads the value from the TDC to a variable. The caller has to provide a variable of the appropriate type. The method fills the given variable with a value from the test data container for a specified parameter and variant. The default value from the ECATTDEFAULT variant is returned if the specified value is empty. If the both values are empty, the variable is cleared. The method contains the following parameters:

 

Parameter Name	Type	Description
I_PARAM_NAME	ETPAR_NAME	Parameter name
I_VARIANT_NAME	ETVAR_ID	Variant name
I_PATH	STRING (OPTIONAL)	Path within the parameter
E_PARAM_VALUE	ANY	Variable to which value is to be transferred

 

GET_VALUE_REF

Fills a data area (identified by a reference variable) with a value from the test data container. The method contains the following parameters:

 

Parameter Name	Type	Description
I_PARAM_NAME	ETPAR_NAME	Parameter name
I_VARIANT_NAME	ETVAR_ID	Variant name
I_PATH	STRING (OPTIONAL)	Path within the parameter
E_PARAM_REF	REF TO DATA	REF to variable to which value is to be transferred