c-treeDB API for C# - Developers Guide

CTIndex.GetStatus

Retrieves the status of the index object .

Declaration

ULONG CTIndex.GetStatus() const;

Description

CTIndex.GetStatus() retrieves the status of a index object. The status of the index object is a bit map describing one or more changes that have occurred to the index object.

Return

CTIndex.GetStatus() returns a bitmap of the following:

Value	Symbolic Constant	Explanation
0x00	CTDBINDEX_OLD	Original value (no changes)
0x01	CTDBINDEX_NEW	Index added
0x02	CTDBINDEX_DEL	Original Index deleted
0x04	CTDBINDEX_KEYTYPE	Index key type changed
0x10	CTDBINDEX_EMPCHAR	Index empty char changed
0x20	CTDBINDEX_DUPFLAG	Index duplicate flag changed
0x40	CTDBINDEX_NULLFLAG	Index null flag changed
0x80	CTDBINDEX_AIDXNAM	Index file name changed

Example

// if the index has been changed, call alter table

CTIndex hIndex = hTable.GetIndex(0);

if (hIndex.GetStatus() != CTDBINDEX_OLD)

if (hTable.Alter(CTDB_ALTER_NORMAL);