params variable visibility

Hello.<br />
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When I use <pre class='_prettyXprint _lang-auto _linenums:0'>params["paramName"]</pre> within event functions of a chart I get the error message that the variable isn't defined. The way of using <pre class='_prettyXprint _lang-auto _linenums:0'>icsc.getExternalContext().getScriptable().getParameterValue("paramName")</pre> is cumbersome and I'd like to use the first one. Is it possible?<br />
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Thank you in advance.

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mwilliams

Unfortunately, that's the only way to access your parameters, I believe. If you use the parameter many times, just store it to a variable and then you only have to type that long line once.

AlexAD

Thanks, Michael.

In future releases why don't widen the scope of params variable so that it is visible in a chart script

mwilliams

You could definitely suggest this as an enhancement for the next version in the eclipse.org/birt bugzilla. If you do log a request, please put the info in here for future reference and for others who stumble across this thread to be able to vote on it!