getItemValueDouble (NotesXspDocument - JavaScript)

Gets the value of an item as a double.

Syntax

getItemValueDouble(name:string) : double
Parameter Description
name The name of the item.
Return value Description
double The item value.

Usage

If multiple items have the same name, this method returns the value of the first item.

If the item has multiple values, this method returns the first value.

If the item does not exist, this method returns 0.0.

If the item is text or a date, this method returns 0.0.

Examples

This value for a computed field returns the value of the Number item in the document associated with the current XPage.
var n = document1.getItemValueDouble("Number");
if(n == 0.0) {
	return "Number is empty or doesn't exist."
} else {
	return n;
}