Current(Integer)

Characteristic Description

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Availability

Repeating study events, repeating forms, and repeating sections.

Return type and description

Allows you to choose the instance relative to the current instance of the repeating study object. This method skips deleted instances.

Syntax

NameOfStudyObject.Current(relativeIndex)

Parameters

  • ParameterrelativeIndex.
  • Definition—(Optional) An integer with a range of (–CurrentIndex) to (Count – CurrentIndex – 1).
  • Data type—Integer.

Example

If form RefName is ConMed:

ConMed.Current(-1)

Purpose

Use Current with the relative index to compare values across repeating study events and forms. For example, to confirm that the DOV for each unexpected visit is after the DOV for the previous visit, use the following expression:

value = _CompareDates(this.Current().frmDOV.itmDOV.Value,
this.Current(-1).frmDOV.itmDOV.Value)
when value = -1
   issue query on this.Current().frmDOV.itmDOV: DOV  
   for this visit must be later than the previous visit.