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🔍 Understanding Uniface 10.4's $dataerrorcontext Function: A Developer's Guide to Error Handling

â„šī¸ This blog post was created with AI assistance to help developers understand Uniface error handling concepts better.

🚨 What is $dataerrorcontext?

The $dataerrorcontext function in Uniface 10.4 is your detective tool for validation errors! đŸ•ĩī¸â€â™‚ī¸ When something goes wrong during data validation, this function gives you detailed information about where and why the error happened.

Think of it as a forensic report for your data validation failures - it tells you exactly what went wrong and in which context.

📋 What Information Does It Provide?

When you call $dataerrorcontext, you get back an associative list with these key details:

  • CONTEXT - Always shows "VALIDATION" when validation fails 📝
  • TOPIC - Tells you if the error was in a FIELD, KEY, OCC (occurrence), or SYNTAX check
  • OCC - Shows which

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