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    TDataSet.FieldByName

    Search a field by name.

    Declaration

    Source position: db.pas line 1914

    public 
function TDataSet.FieldByName(const FieldName: string) : TField;

    Description

    FieldByName is a shortcut for Fields.FieldByName: it searches for the field with fieldname equalling FieldName. The case is performed case-insensitive. The matching field instance is returned.

    Errors

    If the field is not found, an EDatabaseError exception will be raised.

    See also

    Name Description
    TFields.FieldByname Find a field based on its name.
    TDataset.FindField Find a field by name.