applyPatches method

backendApi.applyPatches(qPatches, qSoftPatch)

Updates the properties for this object.

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Parameters

qPatches

Type: Array

Array of patches. Each path contains:

• qOp: Add/Remove/Replace
• qPath: Path to property
• qValue: The new value in string format. Strings need to be surrounded by \".

qSoftPatch

Type: Boolean

Set to True if properties should be soft, that is not persisted.

Returns

A promise of a Qlik associative engine reply.

Example

this.backendApi.applyPatches([
{
	"qPath": "/qListObjectDef/qDef/qSortCriterias/0/qSortByLoadOrder",
	"qOp": "replace",
	"qValue": "-1"
},
{
	"qPath": "/meta",
	"qOp": "add",
	"qValue": "{ \"data\": \"this is the data\"}"
}
], true);