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Part 1 - Classes and Methods / ODTranslation

CanTranslate

The CanTranslate method indicates whether translation is possible from the specified value type.

ODTranslateResult CanTranslate (in ODValueType fromType);

fromType

The type of data to be translated.

return value

The result of the translation. The return value is one of the following: kODCanTranslate or kODCannotTranslate.

DISCUSSION

The return value kODCanTranslate indicates that translation is allowed with the specified type. The return value kODCannotTranslate indicates that translation is not allowed with the specified type.

Your part calls this method to determine if translation facilities are available for a particular value type.

SEE ALSO

The ODTranslateResult type (page 920).
The ODValueType type (page 904).