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Methods on the typedSegmentObject |
When using Python validation rules, the following methods on the typedSegmentObject give you read-only access to typed data within the entire segment. This allows you to retrieve information from another field other than the one being validated.
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| The segment Object also behaves differently between parser engines. For details, see segment Object. | ||
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The following methods are available for use:
| Method | Description | Parser Versions 3.211.245 - 4.5 | Parser Version 5.0 and Up |
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| count_of_field() | Returns the number of fields in the current segment. | No differences. | No differences. |
| field(fieldIndex) | Returns a field object as a typedFieldObject. | When using the (FieldIndex, SubFieldIndex=-1, SubSubFieldIndex=-1) arguments, this method returns a typed validation object. | When using the (FieldIndex, SubFieldIndex=-1, SubSubFieldIndex=-1) arguments, this method returns the same object used in field inbound scripts. |