CategoryName

Description

Obtains the category name associated with the specified category number.

Applies to

Graph controls in windows and user objects, and graphs in DataWindow controls .

Syntax

controlname.CategoryName ( { graphcontrol, } categorynumber )

Argument

Description

controlname

The name of the graph in which you want to find the name of a specific category, or the name of the DataWindow control containing the graph.

graphcontrol (DataWindow control only)

A string whose value is the name of the graph in the DataWindow for which you want the name of a specific category. Graphcontrol is required only if controlname is a DataWindow control.

categorynumber

The number of the category for which you want the name.

Returns

String. Returns the name of categorynumber in controlname. If an error occurs, it returns the empty string (""). If any argument’s value is null, CategoryName returns null.

Usage

Categories are numbered consecutively, from 1 to the value returned by CategoryCount. When you delete a category, the categories are renumbered to keep the numbering consecutive. You can use CategoryName to find out the named category associated with a category number.

Examples

Example 1

These statements obtain the name of category 5 in the graph gr_product_data:

string ls_name

ls_name = gr_product_data.CategoryName(5)

Example 2

These statements obtain the name of category 5 in the graph gr_revenues in the DataWindow control dw_findata:

string ls_name

ls_name = &

    dw_findata.CategoryName("gr_revenues", 5)

See also