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    TField.SetData

    Save the field data.

    Declaration

    Source position: db.pas line 427

    public 
procedure SetData(Buffer: Pointer);  overload; overload;

procedure SetData(Buffer: Pointer; NativeFormat: Boolean);  overload; overload;

    Description

    SetData saves the value of the field data in Buffer to the dataset internal buffer. The Buffer pointer should point to a memory buffer containing the data for the field in the correct format. If the NativeFormat parameter is true, then date/time formats should use the TDateTime format.

    There should normally not be any need to call SetData directly: it is called by the various setter methods of the AsXXX properties of TField.

    Errors

    No validity checks are performed on Buffer: it should point to a valid memory area, and should be large enough to contain the value of the field. Failure to provide a buffer that matches these criteria will result in an exception.

    See also

    Name Description
    TField.GetData Get the data from this field.
    TField.Value Value of the field as a variant value.