Finding documents (persistent.findDocumentsV1)
You can use persistent.findDocumentsV1 to find documents based on a particular document definition. Unlike persistent.findDocuments, this method does not throw an error when the query object contains undefined values or is entirely undefined.
Syntax
persistent.findDocumentsV1(ddName, queryObject, queryOptions);
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ddName | String | Yes | The name of the document definition. If the value is null, BizzStream will use the name of the document from which the script was started. |
| queryObject | object | No | The object with which you can specify the search criteria. This object has to be made in the Mongo query format |
| queryOptions | Object | No | The options that can be used in the Mongo query |
Query options
| Query Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sort | number | Used for the soring order (default: natural order). This is an object that contains the fields and their sorting order. The value -1 represents a descending sorting order while the value 1 represents an ascending sorting order |
| skip | number | Number of results to skip at the beginning. |
| fields | number | Dictionary of fields to return or exclude. This is an object that contains the fields and an indication of whether the field is included (value 1) or excluded (value -1) |
| limit | number | Maximum number of results to return. |
Return value
An array containing the documents. If no documents can be found, a null value.
Examples
The following method allows you to search for documents of the type project for which the projectNr field is equal to 12345.
persistent.findDocuments('project', {"projectNr":"12345"});
console.log('Give me the documents with projectnumber 12345', projectNumber)