Obtains the category name associated with the specified category number.
Graph controls in windows and user objects, and graphs in DataWindow controls .
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) (optional) |
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 if controlname is a DataWindow control. |
categorynumber |
The number of the category for which you want the name. |
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.
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.
These statements obtain the name of category 5 in the graph gr_product_data:
string ls_name
ls_name = gr_product_data.CategoryName(5)
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)
