control​.sumByName()

Use sumByName() method to get the sum of the value of all controls with a specific name on the form.

Syntax

// N1 is a Number object.

nRetVal = control.findById("N1").sumByName();

Parameters

None.

Return Value

This method returns a numeric value.

Example

// Define a variable and get the sum of the value of all controls with a specific name.

var sum = control.findByName("Amount").sumByName();

// Add all Number controls in the same and lower hierarchy on the form.

control.findById("N1").sumByName("Amount");

// Add all Number controls anywhere on the form.

control.findById("N1").sumByName("Amount",1);

// Add all Number controls in the same hierarchy on the form.

control.findById("N1").sumByName("Amount",2);