Initiator
An initiator is a syntax object that appears at the beginning of a data object. Defining an initiator for a type specifies that when data of that type appears, the initiator appears at the beginning of the data object. The initiator becomes part of the data type definition.
- None
- There is no initiator.
- Literal
- The initiator is literal. Expand the Initiator property to enter the literal initiator value and data language of the initiator value.
- Variable
- Allow for possible values. Expand the Initiator property to define the variable terminator Default, Item, and Find properties.
If each record begins with an asterisk *, define the * as a literal initiator of the record type.
The following data represents the classes in a college English department. An asterisk * is displayed at the beginning of each ClassRecord.
For information about other symbols used in the Value field of the Initiator property, see the Type Tree Importer documentation.