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getByName method

Information noteSTABLE.

This API is reliable and breaking changes are unlikely.

qlik.app.variable.getByName(qName)

Gets a variable by name.

Version history

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Version state Details
Introduced 2.1

Parameters

qName

Type: String

Variable name.

Returns

A promise of a variable model.

Tip noteFor more information regarding a promise, see The Promise API.

Example

var app = qlik.openApp('c31e2aba-3b46-4b13-8b87-c5c2514dea1d', config), myvar;
	app.variable.getByName('myvar').then(function(model){
		console.log(model);
	},function(errorObject){
		console.log(errorObject);
	}
);

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