Field

Represents a value that is stored in a custom field. The custom fields themselves are represented by the Fields class.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
static dateTimeType	String	Read-only. Date and time field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static dateType	String	Read-only. Date field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static floatType	String	Read-only. Float field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static integerType	String	Read-only. Integer field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static periodType	String	Read-only. Period field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static stringType	String	Read-only. String field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static textType	String	Read-only. Text field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
backgroundColor	String	Read-only. The background color of the value in the custom field as it is displayed in YouTrack.
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}
colorIndex	Number	Read-only. The index value of the color that is assigned to the value in the custom field.
description	String	Read-only. The description of the value as visible in the administrative UI for custom fields.
foregroundColor	String	Read-only. The foreground color of the value in the custom field as it is displayed in YouTrack.
isArchived	Boolean	Read-only. If the value is archived, this property is `true`.
isNew	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is created in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. Available since 2018.2.42351
name	String	Read-only. The name of the value, which is also stored as the value in the custom field.
ordinal	Number	Read-only. The position of the value in the set of values for the custom field.
presentation	String	Read-only. String representation of the value.

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`.

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: 7 November 2024