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BaseArticle

The base class for article.

Extends BaseEntity.

Available since 2021.4.23500

Properties

Name

Type

Description

attachments

Set.<BaseArticleAttachment>

Read-only.  The set of attachments that are attached to the article.

author

User

Read-only.  The user who created the article.

becomesRemoved

Boolean

Read-only.  When `true`, the entity is removed in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. This property can become `true` only in on-change rules when the rule is triggered on the removal of an issue or an article. In the rule code, the `runOn` rule property must contain the`removal` parameter set to `true`.

Available since 2017.4.37915

runOn: {removal: true}

content

String

The text that is entered as the article content.

isNew

Boolean

Read-only.  When `true`, the entity is created in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`.

Available since 2018.2.42351

isStarred

Boolean

Read-only.  If the current user has added the 'Star' tag to watch the article, this property is `true`.

Available since 2023.1

summary

String

The article title.

tags

Set.<Tag>

The list of tags that are attached to the article.

Available since 2023.1

Methods

becomes

becomes(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field is set to an expected value in the current transaction.

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field to check.

expected

string

The expected value.

Return Value

Type

Description

boolean

If the field is set to the expected value, returns `true`.

 

canBeReadBy

canBeReadBy(fieldName, user)

Checks whether a user has permission to read the field.

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field.

user

User

The user for whom the permission to read the field is checked.

Return Value

Type

Description

boolean

If the user can read the field, returns `true`.

 

canBeWrittenBy

canBeWrittenBy(fieldName, user)

Checks whether a user has permission to update the field.

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field.

user

User

The user for whom the permission to update the field is checked.

Return Value

Type

Description

boolean

If the user can update the field, returns `true`.

 

hasTag

hasTag(tagName)

Checks whether the specified tag is attached to the article.

Available since 2023.1

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

tagName

String

The name of the tag to check for the article.

Return Value

Type

Description

Boolean

If the specified tag is attached to the article, returns `true`.

 

is

is(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field is equal to an expected value.

Available since 2019.2.55603

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field to check.

expected

string

The expected value.

Return Value

Type

Description

boolean

If the field is equal to the expected value, returns `true`.

 

isChanged

isChanged(fieldName)

Checks whether the value of a field is changed in the current transaction.

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field to check.

Return Value

Type

Description

boolean

If the value of the field is changed in the current transaction, returns `true`.

 

oldValue

oldValue(fieldName)

Returns the previous value of a single-value field before an update was applied. If the field is not changed in the transaction, returns null.

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field.

Return Value

Type

Description

Object

If the field is changed in the current transaction, the previous value of the field. Otherwise, null.

 

required

required(fieldName, message)

Asserts that a value is set for a field. If a value for the required field is not set, the specified message is displayed in the user interface.

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field to check.

message

string

The message that is displayed to the user that describes the field requirement.

 

was

was(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field was equal to an expected value prior to the current transaction.

Available since 2019.2.55603

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field to check.

expected

string

The expected value.

Return Value

Type

Description

boolean

If the field was equal to the expected value, returns `true`.

 

Last modified: 15 March 2024