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WatchFolder

Extends: BaseEntity

Represents a common ancestor of classes that represent tags and saved searches.

Properties

Name

Type

Description

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becomesRemoved

Boolean

When `true`, the entity is removed in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`.

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isNew

Boolean

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

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name

String

The name of the tag or saved search.

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shareGroup

UserGroup

The group of users for whom the tag or saved search is visible.If the tag or the saved search is only visible to its owner, the value for this property is `null`.

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updateShareGroup

UserGroup

The group of users who are allowed to update the settings for the tag or saved search.If the tag or the saved search can only be updated by its owner, the value for this property is `null`.

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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.

Returns:

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.

Returns:

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.

Returns:

Type

Description

boolean

If the user can update the field, 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.

Returns:

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 changedin the transaction, returns null.

Parameters:

Name

Type

Description

fieldName

string

The name of the field.

Returns:

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.

 

Last modified: 7 March 2019