executeFunction()

Last updated 6/06/2023

executeFunction()

The executeFunction() is a function that executes a function on the server. You can call the executeFunction() from the frontend to execute a function on the backend. To specify which function to call you can either supply the name or the function key, both are not required.

The file argument is a File interface provided from the browser, if provided to the executeFunction() the file will be available to the backend function on the context called UploadedFile.

Available
Client

Function Signature

executeFunction(
    name: string,
    variables: Map<string, any>,
    file: File,
    actionKey: string, //Deprecated, not used
    functionKey: string,
    [ onResultsCallBack: (results: any) => void) : void ])

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
name	string	'empty string'	Function ID to execute, required if no function key
variables	Map<string, any>	null	Map of variables to provide to the context of the function
file	File	null	Contents of a file to be sent to the backend
actionKey	string	'empty string'	Deprecated, not used
functionKey	string	'empty string'	Function key to execute, required if no name
onResultsCallBack	function	null	Callback function on completion of execution of the backend function

Examples

executeFunction()