# GetField Method

## Overloads

| [GetField(String, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetField.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetField_System_String_System_String_) |  | Returns a handle to a field. |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetField.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetField.htm)

## GetField(String, String)

Returns a handle to a field.

### Declaration

```

          public Field GetField([QixName("qFieldName")] string fieldName, [QixName("qStateName")] string stateName = null)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | fieldName | Name of the field. |
| System.String | stateName | Name of the alternate state.<br>Default state is current selections. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Field](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.htm) |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetField(String, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetField.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetField_System_String_System_String_)