table.getkeyword - Function

get value of specific table keyword

Synopsis
getkeyword(keyword)

Description
The value of the given table keyword is returned. The value can be of any type, including a record and a table.
If a keyword is a table, its value is returned as a string containing the table name prefixed by 'Table: '. That prefix is automatically removed by table functions like open and tableexists.
It is possible that the value of a keyword is a record itself (arbitrarily deeply nested). A field in such a subrecord can be read by separating the name with dots.

Arguments

keyword	in	Name or seqnr of keyword
		Allowed:	String\|Int

Returns
Value

Example

  t:=table('tcal')
# successful readonly open of table  tcal :  9 columns, 33 rows
  t.getkeyword('Interval')
# 30
  t.getkeyword('rec.fld')     # get field from a record
# 3.14

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	Package	utility
	Module	table
	Tool	table