Takes two expressions — target and value — and sets the field named by the result of the target expression to the result of the value expression.

Can be used to manipulate fields whose names are not statically known, but computed at runtime.

ParameterTypeRequiredDefault ValueDescription
targetexpressionrequired__setField Evaluates the name of the field to set.
valueexpressionrequired  An expression whose result becomes the value for the field.

setField() Examples

Set the Value of a Field

Query
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item := 4
| setField(target="foo", value=item + 10)
Introduction

Set the value of a target field as the result of an expression. This is equivalent to:

logscale
item := 4
| foo := item + 10

Step-by-Step

  1. Starting with the source repository events.

  2. logscale
    item := 4

    In a test event the field item is set to 4.

  3. logscale
    | setField(target="foo", value=item + 10)

    Sets the value of the target field foo as the result of the expression value of item + 10.

  4. Event Result set.

Summary and Results

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Set Values for Multiple Fields

Query
logscale
item := 4
| bar := "baz"
| setField(target=bar, value=item + 10)
| setField(target="foo", value=item + 20)
| setField(target="baaz", value=if(item == 4, then="OK", else="not OK"))
Introduction

Set the value of more fields as the result of several expressions.

Step-by-Step

  1. Starting with the source repository events.

  2. logscale
    item := 4

    In a test event where field item is set to 4:

  3. logscale
    | bar := "baz"

    Points field bar to field "baz":

  4. logscale
    | setField(target=bar, value=item + 10)

    Takes field bar as the target, gets the field pointed to by bar (baz) and sets its value as the result of the expression value of item + 10.

  5. logscale
    | setField(target="foo", value=item + 20)

    Takes field foo as the target, sets its value as the result of the expression "value of item + 20":

  6. logscale
    | setField(target="baaz", value=if(item == 4, then="OK", else="not OK"))

    Adds an if() function whose condition will set the value of the new target field baaz: for example, if item is equal to 4, then the value of field baaz is OK, otherwise not OK.

  7. Event Result set.

Summary and Results

We look at different target fields to set their values as the result of a given expression. Functions can be added as part of the expression in the value parameter, to determine the value of another target expression.

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