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.
