Syntax

   @FeatureType([<newType>]) 
   @FeatureType(ENCODED[,<newType>]) 
   @FeatureType(SET_FROM_ATTR, <attrName>, <xformerName>)
   
Arguments

   ENCODED  
   
      Transformer keyword that indicates the the value of <newType> is FMEParsableText
      encoded.
   
      Range: N/A  
      
   <newType>
   
      A new feature type for the feature.
      
      Range: String

   SET_FROM_ATTR

      Takes the attribute value of <attrName> and appends it to "<xformerName>_". 
      The concatenated string becomes the new feature type.

      Eg. <xformerName> = AttributeFilter
          <attrName> = name
          value of <attrName> = value
          New feature type: AttributeFilter_value
      
      Range:   <attrName> : String
               <xformerName> : String
      
Description

   This function is used as either an attribute value function or a feature 
   function. When used as a feature function, the <newType> parameter 
   must be specified. In this case, the @FeatureType function changes the 
   feature type of the feature to the specified value. If ENCODED was given
   as the first parameter, then the value of <newType> is assumed to be
   encoded with FMEParsableText encoding, and the resulting feature type will be its
   decoded value.

   When used as an attribute value function, the <newType> parameter is not 
   specified. In this case, @FeatureType returns the feature type of the 
   feature. If ENCODED is specified, then the returned value is converted
   to a FMEParsableText encoding.

   This function is primarily used in conjunction with factories or the wildcard 
   feature type. On factory input lines, it may be used to store the feature 
   type in an attribute for use in a group-by clause. On a factory output line, 
   the function may be used to set the feature type of an output feature from 
   one of its attributes. 

   When used with the wildcard feature type in a transfer specification, this 
   function acts as a feature function to either set the feature type when 
   invoked in the forward direction, or to set a transfer variable to the type 
   of the feature when invoked in the reverse direction.

      Tip: The wildcard feature type matches all feature types and is denoted by 
      an asterisk.