topic Re: Backend API selectTexts() in Integration, Extension & APIs

Backend API selectTexts()

rbecher — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:31:19 GMT

Hi,

I'm looking for a QlikView like function or implementation to select values of a dimension based on the text. Any suggestion how to do that? Btw. I wonder why this function doesn't exist at all..

- Ralf

Update: I mean, how can I know layout.qHyperCube.qDataPages[0].qMatrix[0].qElemNumber upfront if it's not part of the data page?

Re: Backend API selectTexts()

ErikWetterberg — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:35:49 GMT

Try the selectValues method:

http://help.qlik.com/sense/en-us/developer/#../Subsystems/Workbench/Content/BuildingWebsites/API/Methods/MethodSelectVal…

app.field('LastName').selectValues([{qText: "Andersson"},{qText:"Bush"},{qText:"Obama"}], true, true);

Erik

Re: Backend API selectTexts()

rbecher — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:12:20 GMT

Thanks Erik, works like a charm.

Still one question left, how can I prevent a paint call after I call selectValues in my Extension?

- Ralf

Re: Backend API selectTexts()

ErikWetterberg — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:29:22 GMT

You can't prevent the call, but it is up to you what you do when called.

Erik