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The mi_type_element_typedesc() function obtains the type descriptor for the elements of a collection data type from its type descriptor.

MI_TYPE_DESC *mi_type_element_typedesc(type_desc)

MI_TYPE_DESC *type_desc;

type_desc

is a pointer to the type descriptor from which mi_type_element_typedesc() obtains the element type of the collection data type.

Valid in Client LIBMI Application?	Valid in User-Defined Routine?
Yes	Yes

Valid collection data types are LIST, SET, and MULTISET. For example, this function could tell you that a collection type is a collection of integers.

See the descriptions of the following functions: mi_type_align(), mi_type_byvalue(), mi_type_full_name(), mi_type_length(), mi_type_maxlength(), mi_type_owner(), mi_type_precision(), mi_type_qualifier(), mi_type_scale(), mi_type_typename(), and mi_typedesc_typeid().