Literal Properties
Literal Properties
This section describes how the Populate() method, by default, generates data for properties of the forms:
Property PropertyName as Type;
Property PropertyName;
Where Type is a datatype class.
For these properties, the Populate() method first looks at the name. Some property names are handled specially, as follows:
| If the property name is any case variation of the following | Populate() invokes the following method to generate data for it |
|---|---|
| NAME | Name() |
| SSN | SSN() |
| COMPANY | Company() |
| TITLE | Title() |
| PHONE | USPhone() |
| CITY | City() |
| STREET | Street() |
| ZIP | USZip() |
| MISSION | Mission() |
| STATE | USState() |
| COLOR | Color() |
| PRODUCT | Product() |
If the property does not have one of the preceding names, then the Populate() method looks at the property type and generates suitable values. For example, if the property type is %StringOpens in a new tab, the Populate() method generates random strings (respecting the MAXLEN parameter of the property). For another example, if the property type is %IntegerOpens in a new tab, the Populate() method generates random integers (respecting the MINVAL and MAXVAL parameters of the property).
If the property does not have a type, InterSystems IRIS assumes that it is a string. This means that the Populate() method generates random strings for its values.
Exceptions
The Populate() method does not generate data for a property if the property is private, is multidimensional, is calculated, or has an initial expression.
