API Reference¶
Customer-facing reference for supported DataFlex TechStack APIs.
Areas¶
| Area | Use it for | Start here |
|---|---|---|
| Data | Entity metadata, connections, drivers, Data Dictionaries, command-style data access, transactions, and binding. | Data |
| Objects | Object identity, hierarchy, lifecycle, dynamic creation, delegation, and class inspection. | Objects |
| Http | HTTP client setup, request methods, headers, responses, files, chunks, and certificates. | Http |
| Platform | Runtime platform detection, command-line arguments, application object handles, and workspace handles. | Platform |
| Parsers & Formatting | URI, INI, Regex, JSON, structured text parsing, serialization, encoding, and formatting helpers. | Parsers & Formatting |
| Error System | Error handlers, user-facing errors, trapped errors, and error number constants. | Error System |
| Filesystem | Opening, closing, reading, writing, managing files, resolving paths, and channels. | Filesystem |
| Security | Certificates, encoding helpers, and random data APIs. | Security |
| Reflection | Runtime metadata for values, calls, structs, and arrays. | Reflection |
| Locale | Locale APIs, date/time format patterns, and DateTime helpers. | Locale |
| Data Types | Signature data types and related language reference. | Data Types |
Reading guidance¶
- Use Data topic pages for workflows.
- Use class, function, and member pages for signatures and exact API behavior.
- Use Data Types when reading signatures.