Filtering records with the SetRange, SetFilter, GetRangeMin, and GetRangeMax methods
The following methods can be used to filter records in a table:
These methods are some of the most commonly used AL methods. They set limits on the value of one or more specified fields, so that only a subset of the records are displayed, modified, deleted, and so on.
SetRange method
SetRange
sets a simple filter on a field.
SetRange
has the following syntax.
Record.SetRange(Field [,From-Value] [,To-Value]);
In the following example, SetRange
filters the Customer table by selecting only those records where the No. field has a value between 10000 and 90000.
Customer.SetRange("No.",'10000','90000');
When you use SetRange
the following rules apply:
SetRange
removes any filters that were set previously and replaces them with the From-Value and To-Value parameters that you specify.- If you use
SetRange
without setting the From-Value and To-Value parameters, the method removes any filters that are already set. - If you only set the From-Value, the To-Value is set to the same value as the From-Value.
SetFilter method
SetFilter
sets a filter in a more general way than SetRange
.
SetFilter
has the following syntax.
Record.SetFilter(Field, String [, Value], ...]);
Field is the name of the field on which you want to set a filter. String is the filter expression. String may contain placeholders, such as %1 and %2, to indicate where to insert the Value parameter(s) in a filter expression.
The following example selects records where the value of No. is larger than 10000 and not equal to 20000.
Customer.SetFilter("No.", '>10000 & <> 20000');
If the variables Value1 and Value2 have been assigned "10000" and "20000" respectively, then you can use the following statement to create the same filter.
Customer.SetFilter("No.",'>%1&<>%2',Value1, Value2);
GetRangeMin method
GetRangeMin
retrieves the minimum value of the filter range that is currently applied to a field.
GetRangeMin
has the following syntax.
Record.GetRangeMin(Field);
A runtime error occurs if the filter that is currently applied is not a range. For example, you can set a filter as follows.
Customer.SetFilter("No.",'10000|20000|30000');
With this filter, the following code fails because the filter isn't a range.
BottomValue := Customer.GetRangeMin("No.");
GetRangeMax method
GetRangeMax
retrieves the maximum value of the filter range that is currently applied to a field.
GetRangeMax
has the following syntax.
Value := Record.GetRangeMax(Field)
Related information
SetRange method
SetFilter method
GetRangeMin method
GetRangeMax method