JavaScript API: RunnerPage object > getSelectedRecordKeys()

 

Returns an array of key field values for all the selected records.

 

Note: The selected records are the ones that have the checkbox next to them selected.

Syntax

getSelectedRecordKeys();

Arguments

No arguments

Return value

The return value is an array of arrays even if there is only one key field in the table.

 

Note: The key field values obtained this way can be used as is in the selection parameter of Runner.PDF.open or Runner.PDF.download functions.

Output

[ [1], [2], [10] ]

Example

You may need to clean all the Details table records corresponding to one of the Master table record.

 

For this purpose, you can insert a Custom button into the Master table List page.

 

Client before:

 

params["keys"] = pageObj.getSelectedRecordKeys();

 

Server:

 

set arr = params("keys")
For Each key in arr
   DB_Exec("delete from carsmodels where make=" & arr(key))
Next

 

Note: In this example, carsmodels is a Details table name; make is the name of the Master-details link field.

 

Client after:

 

location.reload();

See also:

•Database API: Exec()

•JavaScript API: RunnerPage object > getSelectedRecords()

•JavaScript API: RunnerPage object > getAllRecords()

•Grid Row JavaScript API: row.getKeys()

•Button object: getNextSelectedRecord()

•Select multiple values from checkboxes or a list field and have them appear as individual database entries

•About PDF API

•How to create PDF from all selected records except the first one

•Key columns

•Events: JavaScript onload

•JavaScript API: RunnerPage object

•JavaScript API