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A DataTypeDefinition defines an abstract representation of a UADataType that can be used by design tools to automatically create serialization code. The fields in the DataTypeDefinition type are defined in Table F.12.
Table F.12 – DataTypeDefinition
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Element |
Type |
Description |
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Name |
QualifiedName |
A unique name for the data type. This field is only specified for nested DataTypeDefinitions. The BrowseName of the DataType Node is used otherwise. |
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SymbolicName |
String |
A symbolic name for the data type that can be used as a class/structure name in autogenerated code. It should only be specified if the Name cannot be used for this purpose. Only letters, digits or the underscore (‘_’) are permitted. This field is only specified for nested DataTypeDefinitions. The SymbolicName of the DataType Node is used otherwise. |
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IsUnion |
Boolean |
This flag indicates if the data type represents a union. Only one of the Fields defined for the data type is encoded into a value. This field is optional. The default value is false. If this value is true, the first field is the switch value. |
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IsOptionSet |
Boolean |
This flag indicates that the data type defines the OptionSetValues Property. This field is optional. The default value is false. |
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Fields |
DataTypeField [] |
The list of fields that make up the data type. This definition assumes the structure has a sequential layout. For enumerations, the fields are simply a list of values. |