DictType.extend Method
Provides the ID for the extended data type that an extended data type extends.
Syntax
public ExtendedTypeId extend()
Run On
Called
Return Value
Type: ExtendedTypeId Extended Data Type
The ID for the extended data type than an extended data type extends; 0 (zero) if the extended data type does not extend an extended data type.
Examples
In the following example, the extend method returns the ID for the extended data type that the ABCPercentA extended data type extends.
DictType dicttype;
dicttype = new DictType(extendedTypeNum(ABCPercentA));
print dicttype.name() + " extends: " + extendedTypeId2Name(dicttype.extend());