# GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync Method

## Overloads

| [GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync(String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync_System_String_) |  | Find the field-on-the-fly by passing its readable name. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync(AsyncHandle, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_String_) |  | Find the field-on-the-fly by passing its readable name. |
| [GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync<T>(AsyncHandle, Func<Response, T>, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync__1_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Func_Qlik_Engine_Communication_IO_Response___0__System_String_) |  | Find the field-on-the-fly by passing its readable name. |

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

## GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync(String)

Find the field-on-the-fly by passing its readable name.

### Declaration

```

          public Task<string> GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync([QixName("qReadableName")] string readableName)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | readableName | Readable name of the field-on-the-fly. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;System.String&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync(String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync_System_String_)

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

## GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync(AsyncHandle, String)

Find the field-on-the-fly by passing its readable name.

### Declaration

```

          public Task<string> GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, [QixName("qReadableName")] string readableName)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| System.String | readableName | Readable name of the field-on-the-fly. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;System.String&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync(AsyncHandle, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_String_)

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

## GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync&lt;T&gt;(AsyncHandle, Func&lt;Response, T&gt;, String)

Find the field-on-the-fly by passing its readable name.

### Declaration

```
public Task<T> GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync<T>(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, Func<Response, T> onResult, [QixName("qReadableName")] string readableName)
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| System.Func&lt;[Response](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Communication.IO.Response.htm), T&gt; | onResult | Continuation function |
| System.String | readableName | Readable name of the field-on-the-fly. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;T&gt; |  |

### Type Parameters

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| T |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync<T>(AsyncHandle, Func<Response, T>, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFieldOnTheFlyByNameAsync__1_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Func_Qlik_Engine_Communication_IO_Response___0__System_String_)