getAttribute

Description

Retrieves value from an attribute of an object variable in the application's local variable pool.

Input / Parameter

Name	Description	Input Type	Default	Options	Required
name	The variable's identifier containing the object.	Text	-	-	Yes
attribute	The attribute name of the object variable to retrieve value from.	Text	-	-	Yes
defaultValue	The default value to be used if the attribute does not exist or does not contain a value.	Any	-	-	No

Output

Description	Output Type
The stored variable's value from the attribute, or null if the value does not exist, variable is not an object and default value is not supplied.	Any

Example

In this example, we will use a value of an attribute from global variable which had been declared.

Steps

1. Drag a button component into the canvas and open the Action tab. Select the press event of the button and drag the Log.write function to the event flow.

2. Assuming you have followed the "Variable.setAttribute" fuction in help document, call the function.

   

Result

1. If the specified global variable attribute has previously been set (see setAttribute), the function will return the variable attribute's value ("Johnny" in this example).

2. If the specified global variable attribute does not exist, the function will return the value in defaultValue.

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See also

• Functions

  • Variable.setAttribute