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setContent method

Warning noteDEPRECATED.

This API is deprecated and may be removed in a future version.

qlik.app.variable.setContent(name, content)

Sets the content of a variable.

Information noteThese changes are not persistent. They only last the duration of the engine session.

Version history

Version history
Version state Details
Introduced 1.0
Deprecated

2.1

Use instead: setNumValue method or setStringValue method.

Parameters

name

Type: String

Variable name.

content

Type: String

Variable content.

Returns

A promise of a Qlik associative engine reply.

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

Example

var app = qlik.openApp('c31e2aba-3b46-4b13-8b87-c5c2514dea1d', config);
app.variable.setContent('MYVAR','=(1+1)');

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