# FindMatchingFields Method

## Overloads

| [FindMatchingFields(String, IEnumerable<String>)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.FindMatchingFields.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_FindMatchingFields_System_String_System_Collections_Generic_IEnumerable_System_String__) |  | Retrieves any fields that belong to the same archipelago as the specified field and that match at least one of the specified tags. |
| --- | --- | --- |

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

## FindMatchingFields(String, IEnumerable&lt;String&gt;)

Retrieves any fields that belong to the same archipelago as the specified field and that match at least one of the specified tags.

### Declaration

```

          public IEnumerable<NxMatchingFieldInfo> FindMatchingFields([QixName("qFieldName")] string fieldName, [QixName("qTags")] IEnumerable<string> tags)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | fieldName | Name of the field.<br>This method looks for fields that belong to the same archipelago as this specified field. |
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable&lt;System.String&gt; | tags | List of tags.<br>This method looks for fields that match at least one of the tags in this list. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable&lt;[NxMatchingFieldInfo](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.NxMatchingFieldInfo.htm)&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IApp.FindMatchingFields(String, IEnumerable<String>)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.FindMatchingFields.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_FindMatchingFields_System_String_System_Collections_Generic_IEnumerable_System_String__)

### Remarks

Tags set by Qlik Sense are prefixed by the `$` sign.