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GetFieldList Method

Overloads

GetFieldList(QDSDocumentSession)

Retrieves all available fields from a document.

GetFieldList(QDSDocumentSession)

Retrieves all available fields from a document.

Declaration

      List<Field> GetFieldList(QDSDocumentSession session)
    

Parameters

Type Name Description
QDSDocumentSession session

The document session to be used.

Returns

Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<Field>

A list of fields

Remarks

security

Requires membership of local group QlikView Management API and the role Document Folder Administrator.

Examples

This example retrieves all fields from a document and prints them to the console.

The service key injection is assumed to be handled behind the scenes. For an example of how to inject the service key, see Samples.

    using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using QMSAPI;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            // create a QMS API client
            IQMS apiClient = new QMSClient();

            //retrieve a time limited service key
            ServiceKeyClientMessageInspector.ServiceKey = apiClient.GetTimeLimitedServiceKey();

            ServiceInfo serviceInfo = apiClient.GetServices(ServiceTypes.QlikViewDistributionService).FirstOrDefault();
            if (serviceInfo != null)
            {
                QDSDocumentSessionConfiguration sessionConfig = new QDSDocumentSessionConfiguration();

                sessionConfig.QDSID = serviceInfo.ID;
                sessionConfig.FilePath = @"C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\SourceDocuments\Sales.qvw";

                QDSDocumentSession documentSession = apiClient.CreateSession(sessionConfig);

                if (documentSession != null && documentSession.OpenDocumentResult == DocumentState.OpenedSuccessfully)
                {
                    List<Field> fields = apiClient.GetFieldList(documentSession);
                    fields.ForEach(f=>Console.WriteLine(f.Name));

                    apiClient.CloseSession(documentSession);
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Failed to open the document.");
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred: " + ex.Message);
        }
        // wait for user to press any key
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}
  

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