IssueComment

Represents a comment that is added to an issue.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
attachments	Set.<IssueAttachment>	Read-only. The set of attachments that are attached to the comment. Available since 2018.1.40030
author	User	Read-only. The user who created the comment.
becomesRemoved	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is removed in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. Available since 2017.4.37915
created	Number	Read-only. TODO documentation missing
deleted	Boolean	Read-only. `true` in case the comment is displayed as removed. Available since 2020.6.4500
isNew	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is created in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. Available since 2018.2.42351
isUsingMarkdown	Boolean	When `true`, the comment text is parsed as Markdown. When `false`, the comment text is parsed as YouTrack Wiki. Changing this value does not transform the markup from one syntax to another. Available since 2017.4.38870
issue	Issue	Read-only. The issue the comment belongs to.
permittedGroup	UserGroup	A group who's members are allowed to access the comment.
permittedGroups	Set.<UserGroup>	Groups whos members are allowed to access the comment.
permittedUsers	Set.<User>	Users that are allowed to access the comment.
text	String	TODO documentation missing
updated	Number	Read-only. TODO documentation missing
updatedBy	User	Read-only. The user who last updated the comment.
url	String	Read-only. The absolute URL (permalink) that points to the comment. user.notify('Somebody has written something', 'Have a look: ' + comment.url);

Methods

addAttachment

addAttachment(content, name, charset, mimeType)

Attaches a file to the issue comment. Makes `issue.attachments.isChanged` return `true` for the current transaction.

Available since 2020.6.3400

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
content	InputStream, JsonForIssueCommentAddAttachment	The content of the file in binary form. Alternatively, pass a JSON specified by JsonForIssueCommentAddAttachment
name	String	The name of the file.
charset	String	The charset of the file. Only applicable to text files.
mimeType	String	The MIME type of the file.

Return Value

Type	Description
IssueAttachment	The attachment that is added to the issue comment.

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`.

delete

delete()

Logically deletes the comment. This means that the comment is marked as deleted, but remains in the database. Users with sufficient permissions can restore the comment or delete the comment permanently from the user interface. The option to delete comments permanently has not been implemented in this API.

Available since 2018.1.38923

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`.

isVisibleTo

isVisibleTo(user)

Checks whether the specified user has access to view the comment.

Available since 2021.1.2300

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
user	User	The user to check.

Return Value

Type	Description
Boolean	When 'true', the specified user has access to view the comment. Otherwise, 'false'.

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: 30 March 2021