GetStateObjid

Object and Type

Object  : FCApplication

Type     : Method

Prototype

Public Function GetStateObjid(ByVal Country As String, ByVal State As String) As Long

Description

This method returns an objid for a given state in a given country. If the state or country is not found, this method returns a value of zero. The state and country tables are cached in the FCApplication object, so this method does not cause a database round-trip.

Note: The state name supplied should be the "short" name (such as "TX").

Parameters

Parameter Name	Required?	Description
Country	Yes	Name of country.
State	Yes	Name of state to get the objid for.

Returns

The objid of the state. Zero, if the state or country is not found.

Error Codes

Value	Meaning
10011	Country must not be empty.
10013	State must not be empty.

Examples

The following example checks is a given state from a posted form is valid for the posted country.

JavaScript:

var country = Request.Form("country").Item;
var state = Request.Form("state").Item;
var StateObjid = FCApp.GetStateObjid(country,state;
If (StateObjid > 0)
{
  Response.Write(state + " is a valid state in " + country);
}
else
{
  Response.Write(state + " is NOT a valid state in " + country);
}