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getED()

The getED() method of the GlideElement class is the only way to get a GlideElementDescriptor object, which provides information about specific fields, rather than the data inside those fields.

The GlideElementDescriptor class provides methods that facilitate unique functionality, such as getEncryptionType() and getAttachmentEncryptionType() to get the type of encryption used in the field that the element was acquired for by using getED() if edge encryption is enabled on the field. You can also use isEdgeEncrypted() to check whether Edge encryption is enabled for the field.

You can also use getLabel() or getName() to get the element's field label or field name respectively, getLength() to get the element's character limit.