getGlobal method

qlik.getGlobal(config)

Method used to open a connection with a web socket to the Qlik engine for global methods.

Since:

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

config

Object

Optional.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
host	String	Qlik Sense host
port	String	Port number
prefix	String	Qlik Sense virtual proxy. / if no virtual proxy
isSecure	Boolean	Use SSL
identity	String	Unique identity for the session. If omitted, the session will be shared.

Returns

A global JavaScript object with global methods.

See: qlik.global

Example

var config = {
	host: "myhost.com",
	prefix: "/",
	port: window.location.port,
	isSecure: true
};
var global = qlik.getGlobal(config);
global.getAuthenticatedUser(function(reply){
	alert('User:'+reply.qReturn);
});

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