Columns (Client API reference)
Columns contain data in the model-driven apps form or grids. Use the formContext.data.entity.attributes
collection or the formContext.getAttribute
shortcut method to access a collection of columns. For more information about collections, see Collections (Client API reference).
To access a column within the collection, you pass either the name (string) or the index value (number) of the column as an argument to the method. For example: formContext.getAttribute(arg)
. If no argument is specified, it will return a collection of all attributes on the form.
Columns are categorized by type. You can determine the type of the column by using the getAttributeType method. Certain column methods are only available for specific types of columns.
This topic provides information about the methods available per column type.
In addition to the methods available for all column types as explained earlier, the following method is available only for the boolean column:
In addition to the methods available for all column types as explained earlier, the following method is available only for the lookup column:
In addition to the methods available for all column types as explained earlier, the following methods are available only for the choices and choice columns:
The following methods are available only for the decimal, double, and integer columns:
In addition to the methods available for all column types as explained earlier, the following method is available only for the string column: