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`cognos.Prompt.getControlByName` method

Returns the control object associated with a name.

Syntax

(cognos.Prompt.Control) getControlByName(String sName)

Parameters

{String} sName: Specifies the prompt name property set for the control in IBM® Cognos® Report Studio.

Returns

{cognos.Prompt.Control}: Object associated to the specified sName control. Returns null if the control does not exist.

Example

The following is an example of the clearMyPrompt() function.

<script type="text/javascript">
	function clearMyPrompt() { 
		var oCR = cognos.Report.getReport("_THIS_"); 
		var myPrompt = oCR.prompt.getControlByName("myPrompt"); 
		myPrompt.clearValues(); 
	}
</script>