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This routine is available starting with katl-commons 1.0. |
Syntax
isNull(variable)
Description
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Checks if the provided variable is null or has no value associated and returns true. Otherwise returns false. |
Parameters
Parameter name | Required | Description |
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variable | Yes | The value that you want tested. The value argument can be a string or a variable of any type. |
Return type
boolean (true/false)
Examples
Example 1 - checking whether the assignee was selected for a ticket
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if(isNull(assignee)) {
assignee = reporter;
}
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Example 2 - checking whether work was logged on ticket
The following line checks whether the Time Spent field contains any work logged on the ticket.
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isNull(timeSpent) |
Alternatively, you can also use the hasInput routine to check whether certain fields were filled out during a workflow transition. And among those fields you can also check the work logged in particular.
Notes
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If isNull returns true the variable has no value attached. isNull will return false for zero for numeric variables or blank for character/string |
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