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addAlternateState method

Last updated: 8/31/2026
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This API is reliable and breaking changes are unlikely.

qlik.app.addAlternateState(qStateName)

Adds an alternate state in the app. Multiple states within a Qlik Sense app can be created and applied to specific objects within the app. Objects in a given state are not affected by user selection in the other states.

Version history

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Version state Details
Introduced 1.1

Parameters

qStateName

Type: String

Alternate state name.

Returns

A promise of a Qlik associative engine reply.

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

Example

app.addAlternateState("X");

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