State

Represents a value in a custom field that stores a state type.

Extends Field.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
static dateTimeType	`String`	Date and time field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static dateType	`String`	Date field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static fieldType	`String`	Field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static floatType	`String`	Float field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static integerType	`String`	Integer field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static periodType	`String`	Period field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
static stringType	`String`	String field type. Used when defining rule requirements.
backgroundColor	`String`	The background color of the value in the custom field as it is displayed in YouTrack.
colorIndex	`Number`	The index value of the color that is assigned to the value in the custom field.
description	`String`	The description of the value as visible in the administrative UI for custom fields.
foregroundColor	`String`	The foreground color of the value in the custom field as it is displayed in YouTrack.
isResolved	`Boolean`	If issues in this state are considered to be resolved, ths property is `true`.
name	`String`	The name of the value, which is also stored as the value in the custom field.
ordinal	`Number`	The position of the value in the set of values for the custom field.
presentation	`String`	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`.

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