$this¶
The current object is a value set in a view. $this will access to a variable value within this value set.
See also $, $val, $value, $group, $id, $identifier, $join, $var, $variable
Syntax¶
$this(name)
Parameter | Description |
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name |
The name of the variable in the current view from which the value shall be retrieved. |
Examples¶
Returns the value for current value set and the named variable DERIVED_VAR.
// Get the value of the DERIVED_VAR, which is a variable defined in the view
$this('DERIVED_VAR')
// $this is equivalent but much faster than the explicit variable definition
$('my_datasource.my_view:DERIVED_VAR')