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formContext.getControl (Client API reference)

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Gets a control on the form.

Syntax

formContext.getControl(arg);

The formContext.getControl(arg) method is a shortcut method to access formContext.ui.controls.get.

Parameter

arg: Optional. You can access a control on a form by passing an argument as either the name or the index value of the control on a form. For example: formContext.getControl("firstname") or formContext.getControl(0).

When the arg value is not provided, it returns an array of all the controls on the form. If the arg name is spelled wrong and is not on the form, it simply returns null value.

Return Value

Type: Object or Object collection.

Description: Object if you use the method with parameter; object collection if you use the method without any parameters.

Tip

If you want to modify the all the controls bound to a column on a form, use the controls collection inside the column type. For example, to add notification to each control bound to the name column, you can do the following:

 const notification = {
 messages: ['Sample Notification on Name Controls'],
 notificationLevel: 'RECOMMENDATION',
 uniqueId: 'my_unique_id'};
formContext.getAttribute("name").controls.forEach(control => control.addNotification(notification));

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