getCustomFieldIdByName

Availability

This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 4.8.0.11.

Syntax

getCustomFieldIdByName(customfieldName);

Description

Returns a list of ids for all custom fields with the given name.

Parameters

Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
Custom Field Name	String	Yes	Name of custom field to retrieve ids for.

Return type

String []

Returns an array of custom field ids.

Example 1

return getCustomFieldIdByName("My Custom Field");

Returns: "customfield_10101"

Example 2

This example has multiple custom fields for a single name.

string myCustomField;
for(string id in getCustomFieldIdByName("My Custom Field")) {
	//check the context for the calling issue to determine which custom field to use
	if(isCustomFieldInContext(id, projectKey, issueType) {
		myCustomField = id;
	}
} 

return myCustomField;