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A JSFoundset is a scriptable object, it contains record objects defined by its SQL. It does lazy load the PKs and records.
Each foundset has its own record set and selected index

Property Summery
Boolean #multiSelect
Get or set the multiSelect flag of the foundset.

Method Summery
Boolean #addFoundSetFilterParam(dataprovider, operator, value)
Boolean #addFoundSetFilterParam(dataprovider, operator, value, [name])
Add a filter parameter that is permanent per user session to limit a specified foundset of records.
void #clear()
Clear the foundset.
Boolean #deleteAllRecords()
Delete all records in foundset, resulting in empty foundset.
Boolean #deleteRecord([index/record])
Delete current/parameter record or the record under the given index.
JSFoundset #duplicateFoundSet()
Get a duplicate of the foundset.
Number #duplicateRecord([index], [location], [changeSelection])
Duplicate current record or record at index in the foundset.
Boolean #find()
Set the foundset in find mode.
String #getCurrentSort()
Get the current sort columns.
Object #getDataProviderValue(dataProviderID)
Get a value based on a dataprovider name.
String #getDataSource()
Get the datasource used.
Object[][] #getFoundSetFilterParams()
Object[][] #getFoundSetFilterParams([filterName])
Get the list of previously defined foundset filters.
JSRecord #getRecord(index)
Get the record object at the index.
Number #getRecordIndex(record)
Get the record index.
String #getRelationName()
Gets the relation name (null if not a related foundset).
Number #getSelectedIndex()
Get the current record index of the foundset.
Number[] #getSelectedIndexes()
Get the selected records indexes.
JSRecord #getSelectedRecord()
Get the selected record.
JSRecord[] #getSelectedRecords()
Get the selected records.
Number #getSize()
Get the number of records in this foundset.
void #invertRecords()
Invert the foundset against all rows of the current table.
Boolean #isInFind()
Check if this foundset is in find mode.
Boolean #loadAllRecords()
Loads all accessible records from the datasource into the foundset.
Boolean #loadOmittedRecords()
Loads the records that are currently omitted as a foundset.
Boolean #loadRecords([input], [queryArgumentsArray])
Load records with primary key (dataset/number/uuid) or query.
Number #newRecord([location], [changeSelection])
Create a new record in the foundset.
Boolean #omitRecord([index])
Omit current record or the record under the given index, to be shown with loadOmittedRecords.
void #relookup([index])
Perform a relookup for the current record or the record under the given index
Lookups are defined in the dataprovider (columns) auto-enter setting and are normally performed over a relation upon record creation.
Boolean #removeFoundSetFilterParam(name)
Remove a named foundset filter.
Number #search([clearLastResults], [reduceSearch])
Perform a search and show the results.
Boolean #selectRecord(pkid1, [pkid2], [pkidn])
Select the record based on pk data.
void #setDataProviderValue(dataProviderID, value)
Set a value based on a dataprovider name.
void #setSelectedIndex(index)
Set the current record index.
void #setSelectedIndexes(indexes)
Set the selected records indexes.
void #sort(sortString, [defer])
Sorts the foundset based on the given sort string.
JSFoundset #unrelate()
Create a new unrelated foundset that is a copy of the current foundset.

Property Details
multiSelect
Get or set the multiSelect flag of the foundset.
Returns
Boolean
Sample
// allow user to select multiple rows.
forms.customer.foundset.multiSelect = true;

Method Details
addFoundSetFilterParam

Boolean addFoundSetFilterParam (dataprovider, operator, value, [name])

Add a filter parameter that is permanent per user session to limit a specified foundset of records.
Use clear() or loadAllRecords() to make the filter effective.
When given a name, the filter can be removed again using removeFoundSetFilterParam(name).
Parameters
{String} dataprovider – String column to filter on.
{String} operator – String operator: =, <, >, >=, <=, !=, LIKE, or IN.
{Object} value – Object filter value.
{String} [name] – String name, can be used to remove the filter again.
Returns
Boolean – true if adding the filter succeeded, false otherwise.
Sample
var success = forms.customer.foundset.addFoundSetFilterParam('customerid', '=', 'BLONP', 'custFilter');//possible to add multiple
forms.customer.foundset.loadAllRecords();//to make param(s) effective
// Named filters can be removed using forms.customer.foundset.removeFoundSetFilterParam(filterName)
clear

void clear ()

Clear the foundset.
Returns
void
Sample
//Clear the foundset, including searches that may be on it
forms.customer.foundset.clear();
deleteAllRecords

Boolean deleteAllRecords ()

Delete all records in foundset, resulting in empty foundset.
Returns
Boolean – boolean true if all records could be deleted.
Sample
var success = forms.customer.foundset.deleteAllRecords();
deleteRecord

Boolean deleteRecord ([index/record])

Delete current/parameter record or the record under the given index.
If the foundset is in multiselect mode, all selected records are deleted (when no index parameter is used).
Parameters
[index/record] – index of record to delete or record itself.
Returns
Boolean – boolean true if all records could be deleted.
Sample
var success = forms.customer.foundset.deleteRecord();
//can return false incase of related foundset having records and orphans records are not allowed by the relation
duplicateFoundSet

JSFoundset duplicateFoundSet ()

Get a duplicate of the foundset.
Returns
JSFoundset – foundset duplicate.
Sample
var dupFoundset = forms.customer.foundset.duplicateFoundSet();
forms.customer.foundset.find();
//search some fields
var count = forms.customer.foundset.search();
if (count == 0)
{
	plugins.dialogs.showWarningDialog('Alert', 'No records found','OK');
	controller.loadRecords(dupFoundset);
}
duplicateRecord

Number duplicateRecord ([index], [location], [changeSelection])

Duplicate current record or record at index in the foundset.
Parameters
[index] – index of record to duplicate; defaults to currently selected index. Ignored if first given parameter is a boolean value.
[location] – boolean or number when true the new record is added as the topmost record, when a number, the new record is added at specified index ; defaults to 0.
[changeSelection] – boolean when true the selection is changed to the duplicated record; defaults to true.
Returns
Number – true if succesful
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.duplicateRecord();
forms.customer.foundset.duplicateRecord(false); //duplicate the current record, adds at bottom
forms.customer.foundset.duplicateRecord(1,2); //duplicate the first record as second record
//duplicates the record (record index 3), adds on top and selects the record
forms.customer.foundset.duplicateRecord(3,true,true);
find

Boolean find ()

Set the foundset in find mode.

Before going into find mode, all unsaved records will be saved in the database.
If this fails (due to validation failures or sql errors) or is not allowed (autosave off),
the foundset will not go into find mode.
Note: always make sure to check the result of the find() method.

When in find mode, columns can be assigned string expressions that are evaluated as:
General:
c1||c2 (condition1 or condition2)
c|format (apply format on condition like 'x|dd-MM-yyyy')
!c (not condition)
#c (modify condition, depends on column type)
^ (is null)
^= (is null or empty/zero)
<x >x <=x >=x (comparison)
x...y (between values x and y, including values)
x (equals value x)

Number fields:
=x (equals value x)
^= (is null or zero)

Date fields
#c (modify condition, match on entire day)
now (equals now, date and or time)
// (equals today)
today (equals today)

Text fields:
#c (modify condition, case insensitive search)
^= (is null or empty)
%x% (contains x)
%x_y% (contains x followed by any char and y)
% (contains char '%')
_ (contains char '_')

Related columns can be assigned, they will result in related searches.
For example, "employees_to_department.location_id = headoffice" finds all employees in the specified location).

Searching on related aggregates is supported.
For example, "orders_to_details.total_amount = '>1000'" finds all orders with total order details amount more than 1000.

Returns
Boolean – true if the foundset is now in find mode, false otherwise.
Sample
if (forms.customer.foundset.find()) //find will fail if autosave is disabled and there are unsaved records
{
	columnTextDataProvider = 'a search value'
	columnNumberDataProvider = '>10'
	forms.customer.foundset.search()
}
getCurrentSort

String getCurrentSort ()

Get the current sort columns.
Returns
String – String sort columns
Also see
Sample
//reverse the current sort

//the original sort "companyName asc, companyContact desc"
//the inversed sort "companyName desc, companyContact asc"
var foundsetSort = foundset.getCurrentSort()
var sortColumns = foundsetSort.split(',')
var newFoundsetSort = ''
for(var i=0; i<sortColumns.length; i++)
{
	var currentSort = sortColumns[i]
	var sortType = currentSort.substring(currentSort.length-3)
	if(sortType.equalsIgnoreCase('asc'))
	{
		newFoundsetSort += currentSort.replace(' asc', ' desc')
	}
	else
	{
		newFoundsetSort += currentSort.replace(' desc', ' asc')
	}
	if(i != sortColumns.length - 1)
	{
		newFoundsetSort += ','
	}
}
foundset.sort(newFoundsetSort)
getDataProviderValue

Object getDataProviderValue (dataProviderID)

Get a value based on a dataprovider name.
Parameters
{String} dataProviderID – data provider name
Returns
Object – Object value
Sample
var val = forms.customer.foundset.getDataProviderValue('contact_name');
getDataSource

String getDataSource ()

Get the datasource used.
The datasource is an url that describes the data source.
Returns
String – String data source.
Also see
Sample
var dataSource = forms.customer.foundset.getDataSource();
getFoundSetFilterParams

Object[][] getFoundSetFilterParams ([filterName])

Get the list of previously defined foundset filters.
The result is an array of:
[ tableName, dataprovider, operator, value, name ]
Parameters
{String} [filterName] – name of the filters to retrieve, get all if not specified.
Returns
Object[][] – Array of filter definitions.
Sample
var params = foundset.getFoundSetFilterParams()
for (var i = 0; params != null && i < params.length; i++)
{
	application.output('FoundSet filter on table ' + params[i][0]+ ': '+ params[i][1]+ ' '+params[i][2]+ ' '+params[i][3] +(params[i][4] == null ? ' [no name]' : ' ['+params[i][4]+']'))
}
getRecord

JSRecord getRecord (index)

Get the record object at the index.
Parameters
{Number} index – int record index
Returns
JSRecord – Record record.
Sample
var record = forms.customer.foundset.getRecord(index);
getRecordIndex

Number getRecordIndex (record)

Get the record index.
Parameters
{JSRecord} record – Record
Returns
Number – int index.
Sample
var index = forms.customer.foundset.getRecordIndex(record);
getRelationName

String getRelationName ()

Gets the relation name (null if not a related foundset).
Returns
String – String relation name when related.
Sample
var relName = forms.customer.foundset.getRelationName();
getSelectedIndex

Number getSelectedIndex ()

Get the current record index of the foundset.
Returns
Number – int current index (1-based)
Sample
//gets the current record index in the current foundset
var current = forms.customer.foundset.getSelectedIndex();
//sets the next record in the foundset
forms.customer.foundset.setSelectedIndex(current+1);
getSelectedIndexes

Number[] getSelectedIndexes ()

Get the selected records indexes.
When the founset is in multiSelect mode (see property multiSelect), selection can be a more than 1 index.
Returns
Number[] – Array current indexes (1-based)
Sample
var current = forms.customer.foundset.getSelectedIndexes();
var newSelection = new Array();
newSelection[0] = current[0];
forms.customer.foundset.setSelectedIndexes(newSelection);
getSelectedRecord

JSRecord getSelectedRecord ()

Get the selected record.
Returns
JSRecord – Record record.
Sample
var selectedRecord = forms.customer.foundset.getSelectedRecord();
getSelectedRecords

JSRecord[] getSelectedRecords ()

Get the selected records.
When the founset is in multiSelect mode (see property multiSelect), selection can be a more than 1 record.
Returns
JSRecord[] – Array current records.
Sample
var selectedRecords = forms.customer.foundset.getSelectedRecords();
getSize

Number getSize ()

Get the number of records in this foundset.
This is the number of records loaded, note that when looping over a foundset, size() may
increase as more records are loaded.
Returns
Number – int current size.
Sample
var nrRecords = forms.customer.foundset.getSize()

// to loop over foundset, recalculate size for each record
	for (var i = 1; i <= forms.customer.foundset.getSize(); i++)
	{
		var rec = forms.customer.foundset.getRecord(i);
	}
invertRecords

void invertRecords ()

Invert the foundset against all rows of the current table.
All records that are not in the foundset will become the current foundset.
Returns
void
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.invertRecords();
isInFind

Boolean isInFind ()

Check if this foundset is in find mode.
Returns
Boolean – boolean is in find mode.
Sample
//Returns true when find was called on this foundset and search has not been called yet
forms.customer.foundset.isInFind();
loadAllRecords

Boolean loadAllRecords ()

Loads all accessible records from the datasource into the foundset.
Filters on the foundset are applied.

Before loading the records, all unsaved records will be saved in the database.
If this fails (due to validation failures or sql errors) or is not allowed (autosave off),
records will not be loaded,

Returns
Boolean – true if records are loaded, false otherwise.
Also see
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.loadAllRecords();
loadOmittedRecords

Boolean loadOmittedRecords ()

Loads the records that are currently omitted as a foundset.

Before loading the omitted records, all unsaved records will be saved in the database.
If this fails (due to validation failures or sql errors) or is not allowed (autosave off),
omitted records will not be loaded,

Returns
Boolean – true if records are loaded, false otherwise.
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.loadOmittedRecords();
loadRecords

Boolean loadRecords ([input], [queryArgumentsArray])

Load records with primary key (dataset/number/uuid) or query.

Load records can be used in 5 different ways
1) to copy foundset data from another foundset
foundset.loadRecords(fs);

2) to load a primary key dataset, will remove related sort!
var dataset = databaseManager.getDataSetByQuery(...);
foundset.loadRecords(dataset);

3) to load a single record by primary key, will remove related sort! (pk should be a number or UUID)
foundset.loadRecords(123);
foundset.loadRecords(application.getUUID('6b5e2f5d-047e-45b3-80ee-3a32267b1f20'));

4) to reload all last related records again, if for example when searched in tabpanel
foundset.loadRecords();

5) to load records in to the form based on a query (also known as 'Form by query')
foundset.loadRecords(sqlstring,parameters);
limitations/requirements for sqlstring are:
-must start with 'select'
-the selected columns must be the (Servoy Form) table primary key columns (alphabetically ordered like 'select a_id, b_id,c_id ...')
-can contain '?' which are replaced with values from the array supplied to parameters argument
if the sqlstring contains an 'order by' clause, the records will be sorted accordingly and additional constraints apply:
-must contain 'from' keyword
-the 'from' must be a comma separated list of table names
-must at least select from the table used in Servoy Form
-cannot contain 'group by', 'having' or 'union'
-all columns must be fully qualified like 'orders.order_id'

Parameters
[input] – foundset/pkdataset/single_pk/query
[queryArgumentsArray] – used when input is a query
Returns
Boolean – true if successful
Sample
//Load records can be used in 5 different ways
//1) to copy foundset data from another foundset
//forms.customer.foundset.loadRecords(fs);

//2) to load a primary key dataset, will remove related sort!
//var dataset = databaseManager.getDataSetByQuery(...);
// dataset must match the table primary key columns (alphabetically ordered)
//forms.customer.foundset.loadRecords(dataset);

//3) to load a single record by primary key, will remove related sort! (pk should be a number or UUID)
//forms.customer.foundset.loadRecords(123);
//forms.customer.foundset.loadRecords(application.getUUID('6b5e2f5d-047e-45b3-80ee-3a32267b1f20'));

//4) to reload all last related records again, if for example when searched in tabpanel
//forms.customer.foundset.loadRecords();

//5) to load records in to the form based on a query (also known as 'Form by query')
//forms.customer.foundset.loadRecords(sqlstring,parameters);
//limitations/requirements for sqlstring are:
//-must start with 'select'
//-the selected columns must be the (Servoy Form) table primary key columns (alphabetically ordered like 'select a_id, b_id,c_id ...')
//-can contain '?' which are replaced with values from the array supplied to parameters argument
//if the sqlstring contains an 'order by' clause, the records will be sorted accordingly and additional constraints apply:
//-must contain 'from' keyword
//-the 'from' must be a comma separated list of table names
//-must at least select from the table used in Servoy Form
//-cannot contain 'group by', 'having' or 'union'
//-all columns must be fully qualified like 'orders.order_id'
newRecord

Number newRecord ([location], [changeSelection])

Create a new record in the foundset.
Parameters
[location] – boolean or number when true the new record is added as the topmost record, when a number, the new record is added at specified index ; defaults to 0.
[changeSelection] – boolean when true the selection is changed to the new record; defaults to true.
Returns
Number – int index of new record.
Sample
// foreign key data is only filled in for equals (=) relation items 
forms.customer.foundset.newRecord();
//forms.customer.foundset.newRecord(2); //adds as second record
omitRecord

Boolean omitRecord ([index])

Omit current record or the record under the given index, to be shown with loadOmittedRecords.
If the foundset is in multiselect mode, all selected records are omitted (when no index parameter is used).

Note: The omitted records list is discarded when these functions are executed: loadAllRecords, loadRecords(dataset), loadRecords(sqlstring), invertRecords()

Parameters
[index] – index of record to omit.
Returns
Boolean – boolean true if all records could be omitted.
Also see
Sample
var success = forms.customer.foundset.omitRecord();
relookup

void relookup ([index])

Perform a relookup for the current record or the record under the given index
Lookups are defined in the dataprovider (columns) auto-enter setting and are normally performed over a relation upon record creation.
Parameters
[index] – record index (1-based)
Returns
void
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.relookup(1);
removeFoundSetFilterParam

Boolean removeFoundSetFilterParam (name)

Remove a named foundset filter.
Use clear() or loadAllRecords() to make the filter effective.
Parameters
{String} name – String filter name.
Returns
Boolean – true if removing the filter succeeded, false otherwise.
Sample
var success = forms.customer.foundset.removeFoundSetFilterParam('custFilter');// removes all filters with this name
forms.customer.foundset.loadAllRecords();//to make param(s) effective

Number search ([clearLastResults], [reduceSearch])

Perform a search and show the results.
Must be in find mode when running search (see find()).
Parameters
[clearLastResults] – boolean, clear previous search, default true
[reduceSearch] – boolean, reduce (true) or extend (false) previous search results, default true
Returns
Number – int number of rows returned
Also see
Sample
var recordCount = forms.customer.foundset.search();
//var recordCount = forms.customer.foundset.search(false,false);//to extend foundset
selectRecord

Boolean selectRecord (pkid1, [pkid2], [pkidn])

Select the record based on pk data.
Note that if the foundset has not loaded the record with the pk, selectrecord will fail.

In case of a table with a composite key, the pk sequence must match the alphabetical
ordering of the pk column names.

Parameters
pkid1 – primary key
[pkid2] – second primary key (in case of composite primary key)
[pkidn] – nth primary key
Returns
Boolean – true if succeeded.
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.selectRecord(pkid1,pkid2,pkidn);//pks must be alphabetically set! It is also possible to use an array as parameter.
setDataProviderValue

void setDataProviderValue (dataProviderID, value)

Set a value based on a dataprovider name.
Parameters
{String} dataProviderID – data provider name
{Object} value – value to set
Returns
void
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.setDataProviderValue('contact_name','mycompany');
setSelectedIndex

void setSelectedIndex (index)

Set the current record index.
Parameters
index – int index to set (1-based)
Returns
void
Sample
//gets the current record index in the current foundset
var current = forms.customer.foundset.getSelectedIndex();
//sets the next record in the foundset
forms.customer.foundset.setSelectedIndex(current+1);
setSelectedIndexes

void setSelectedIndexes (indexes)

Set the selected records indexes.
Parameters
{Object[]} indexes – An array with indexes to set.
Returns
void
Sample
var current = forms.customer.foundset.getSelectedIndexes();
var newSelection = new Array();
newSelection[0] = current[0];
forms.customer.foundset.setSelectedIndexes(newSelection);
sort

void sort (sortString, [defer])

Sorts the foundset based on the given sort string.
TIP: You can use the Copy button in the developer Select Sorting Fields dialog to get the needed syntax string for the desired sort fields/order.
Parameters
sortString – the specified columns (and sort order)
[defer] – boolean when true, the "sortString" will be just stored, without performing a query on the database (the actual sorting will be deferred until the next data loading action).
Returns
void
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.sort('columnA desc,columnB asc');
unrelate

JSFoundset unrelate ()

Create a new unrelated foundset that is a copy of the current foundset.
If the current foundset is not related, no copy will made.
Returns
JSFoundset – FoundSet unrelated foundset.
Sample
forms.customer.foundset.unrelate();
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