IssueLinkPrototype

Represents an issue link type.

Properties

Name	Type	Description	Read-only
inward	`String`	The inward name of the issue link type.
outward	`String`	The outward name of the issue link type.

Methods

findByName

static findByName(name)

Finds an issue link type by its inward or outward name.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	`String`	The inward or outward name of an issue link type.

Return Value

	Type	Description
	`IssueLinkPrototype`	The issue link type.

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`.

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, this value is equal to the current value of the field.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	`string`	The name of the field.

Return Value

	Type	Description
	`Object`	previous If the field is changed in the current transaction, the previous value of the field. Otherwise, the current value of the field.

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