Introduction
What
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are Hash Variable?
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Hash Variables gives users greater flexibility and freedom in accessing useful information or relevant run-time values from the system. A hash variable is a special hash-escaped keyword that can be used in : - Form Builder
- Datalist Builder
- Userview Builder
- Supported plugin configuration properties
- Activity name in Workflow Designer
- External Form URL when mapping an activity to an external form
to return the value of some useful runtime variables from Joget components. |
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Here's some examples:
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#date.{envVariable.dateFormat}#
#user.{variable.username}.firstName#
#form.tableChild.field1[{form.tableParent.childId}]# |
Form Hash Variable by Index
You can pass an index or primary key value to a Hash Variable for retrieval.
The syntax for the inner Hash Variable is wrapped by a pair of [square brackets] .
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#form.myTable.fieldId.[primaryKeyValue]# |
Here are some examples:
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#form.contact.name.[007]# |
Escaping the Resultant Hash Variable
The parsed/returned Hash Variable may cause incompatibility with the current context/environment such as syntax error in a script.Therefore Therefore, one may pass in additional parameters into the hash variable declared to escape certain characters.Before Before ending a hash variable with a hash "#", add a question mark character "?" followed by the required format. You may include multiple by defining semicolon ";" separated values.
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#envVariable.script?java#
#envVariable.script?nl2br;json#
#form.table.users?separator(, )# |
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| nl2br and separator are new features in Joget v6. |
List Of Joget DX Hash Variables
Workflow Assignment Hash Variable
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