GETFILTER Function (Record)

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06/05/2016

Gets a list of the filters within the current filter group that are applied to a field.

Syntax

  
String := Record.GETFILTER(Field)

Parameters

Record
Type: Record

The input record.

Field
Type: Field

The input field.

Property Value/Return Value

Type: Text constant or code

This string contains a list of the filters applied to the field in the record.

Example 1

This example requires that you create the following variables and text constant in the C/AL Globals window.

Variable name	Data type	Subtype
String	Text	Not applicable
CustomerEntry	Record	Cust. Ledger Entry

Text constant	ConstValue
Text000	The filter is:\%1

// Write the following code in the OnRun trigger.  
CustomerEntry.SETRANGE(Amount, -100, 100);  
String := CustomerEntry.GETFILTER(Amount);  
MESSAGE(Text000, String);

The following message is displayed:

The filter is:

-100..100

Example 2

This example requires that you create the following variable in the C/AL Globals window.

Variable name	DataType	Subtype
Item	Record	Item

Item.FILTERGROUP(2); // Filter group 2 is applied.  
Item.SETFILTER("No.", '1000..1450'); // A filter is set in filter group 2.  
MESSAGE('Filtergroup 2 filters, No. field: ' + Item.GETFILTER("No."));   
// GETFILTERS prints the filter that is set in filter group 2  
  
Item.FILTERGROUP(0); // Change the current filter group.   
// Now filter group 0 is applied.  
MESSAGE('Filtergroup 0 filter, No. field: ' + Item.GETFILTER("No."));   
// GETFILTERS returns an empty string because there is no filter set   
// in the current filter group (0).  
Item.SETFILTER("No.", '70000..79999'); // Set another filter, now in filter group 0.  
MESSAGE('Now Filtergroup 0 filters, No. field: ' + Item.GETFILTER("No."));   
// GETFILTERS prints the new filter set in the filter group 0.

The message windows display the following:

Filtergroup 2 filters, No. field: 1000..1450

Filtergroup 0 filters, No. field:

Now Filtergroup 0 filters, No. field: 70000..79999

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