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getColByName method

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This API is reliable and breaking changes are unlikely.

getColByName(fld)

Gets the column number for a given field name.

Version history

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Version state Details
Introduced 2.1

Parameters

fld

Type: String

Field name.

Returns

Column number, starting with zero. Undefined if no column with that name exists.

Example

var table = qlik.table( this );
var colNumber = table.getColByName('Closed cases');

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