GetFieldHelpText

Description

Returns the Help Text information for a given field in a record type.

In Rational® ClearQuest® Designer, for any given field, you can right-click the field name and select Field Properties. You can use the GetFieldHelpText method to retrieve the contents found on the Help Text tab.

The return value is a String containing the content on the Help Text tab. If there is no Help Text content, the method returns an empty string.

Syntax

VBScript

entitydef.GetFieldHelpText field_name 

Perl

$entitydef->GetFieldHelpText(field_name); 
Identifier
Description
entitydef
An EntityDef object corresponding to a record type in a schema.
field_name
A String that identifies a valid field name in the EntityDef.
Return value
Returns a String containing the field Help Text found in the Field Properties in the Designer.