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Using the VIEW-AS Phrase
The VIEW-AS is a programming structure for associating a data widget with a variable or database field. The syntax below shows the VIEW-AS phrase at the simplest level.
The widget phrase consist of a keyword that identifies the widget type and the options that go with that particular type. This chapter covers each widget phrase in detail.
You can specify a VIEW-AS phrase at several points as noted in the following list:
A programmatic VIEW-AS phrase overrides a Data Dictionary VIEW-AS phrase. A VIEW-AS phrase that occurs later in the execution of a procedure overrides one that occurs earlier.
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