Function()

Learn: User-defined functions (UDFs)

Dynamically get the Function by name.

Signature

Function(name: String) => Any

Description

The Function() method gets the name function.

Staged schema

If a database has staged schema, this method interacts with the database’s staged schema, not the active schema.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description

name

String

Yes

Function name

Return value

Type Description

Any

The name function.

Examples

Get the function by passing the function name to Function():

// Call function named `getOrCreateCart`
Function("getOrCreateCart")
"[function getOrCreateCart]"

 

To call the function, pass arguments in parentheses:

// Calls the `getOrCreateCart()` function on
// a `Customer` document with an `id` of `111`.
Function("getOrCreateCart")('111')
{
  id: "412998994633949261",
  coll: Order,
  ts: Time("2024-10-28T14:23:03.966Z"),
  items: "hdW...",
  total: 5392,
  status: "cart",
  customer: Customer("111"),
  createdAt: Time("2024-10-28T14:23:03.795981Z"),
  payment: {}
}

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