GetCodeValue

The GetCodeValue Special Function Command allows you to run C# code written in the Code Section from within the script and return the result that the code returns. The code can be anything that you want to write as long as it returns a value of a supported type. The value will be converted to its string representation and assigned as the variable value.

Important: Special Function commands can only be used on the right hand side of a Variable Assignment command.

The colon after the command is compulsory. The comma character after the MethodName is only compulsory where Parameters are specified. The GetCodeValue special function itself is not case sensitive, but parameters may be depending on the program, operating system, and locale.

MethodName: The name of the method to be executed which must have been written in the code section by the user

Parameters: Any parameters to the method line that may be required, separated by commas and surrounded by quotation marks if they are string values.

The MethodName parameter is compulsory. The Arguments parameter may or may not be required depending upon the code being run. If any required parameter is missing or invalid an error will be thrown.

Keyword	.Net Data Type	Size	Example Parameter
bool	System.Boolean	1 bit	true
byte	System.Byte	Unsigned 8-bit integer	1
char	System.Char	16 bit	A
datetime	System.DateTime	8 bytes	2021-06-01 00:00:00
decimal	System..Decimal	16 bytes	16.58
double	System.Double	8 bytes	100.00
float	System.Single	4 bytes	75.5
int or int32	System.Int32	Signed 32-bit integer	10
long or int64	System.Int64	Signed 64-bit integer	123456
sbyte	System.SByte	Signed 8-bit integer	1
short	System.Int16	Signed 16-bit integer	1
string	System.String	varies according to string	"This is a string"
uint	System.UInt32	Unsigned 32-bit integer	10
ulong	System.UInt64	Unsigned 64-bit integer	123456
ushort	System.UInt16	Unsigned 16-bit integer	10

This example assumes that you have already created a method in the Code Section called GetStringValue:

Note: The GetCodeValue special function must always return a value. If you try to use a method that does not provide a return value then it is likely that you will get either an error or unexpected results depending on the code you have written in the script.