datasource
Fetch an entry from a data source
Definition
object datasource(string $dataSourceName, string $column, string $lookFor)
Gets the first object from $dataSourceName whose value of $column is equal to $lookFor.
Parameters
string $dataSourceName
Name of the data source to use.
string $column
Name of the column to search.
string $lookFor
The string value to look for in $column.
Returns
object
The first object in $dataSourceName whose value of $column in equal to $lookFor.
Examples
ExampleDataSource in table view.
[
{"id" : 0, "name" : "Julia", "age" : 30},
{"id" : 1, "name" : "Alexander", "age" : 57},
{"id" : 2, "name" : "Pete", "age" : 71},
{"id" : 3, "name" : "Selma", "age" : 42}
]
{
julia: datasource('ExampleDataSource', 'name', 'Julia'),
alexanderAge: datasource('ExampleDataSource', 'name', 'Alexander').age,
alex: datasource('ExampleDataSource', 'name', 'Alex'),
nameOf30YearOld: datasource('ExampleDataSource', 'age', '30').name,
number57YearOld: datasource('ExampleDataSource', 'id', `57`)
}
{
"julia": {"id": 0, "name": "Julia", "age": "30"},
"alexanderAge": 57,
"alex": null,
"nameOf30YearOld": "Julia",
"number57YearOld": null
}
See also
datasource_many, a similar function that returns an array of all objects that match a certain value.
Updated 5 months ago