INBOXDATA
Creates a JSON key from the given values or range to retrieve data from within a message. This function is normally used in the READ function. INBOXDATA retrieves values from the Data section of a message.
Syntax
=INBOXDATA(Streamsheet, Message, ValuesOrRange)
Arguments
Name | Description |
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Streamsheet | Define the Streamsheet to retrieve inbox data from. |
Message | Message to retrieve data from. If left empty, the current message in the inbox is used. |
ValuesOrRange | A list of values or a range of cells describing the path to the element path within a JSON structure. |
Return Value
A string key to provide a path within a message.
Example
Function | Result | Comment |
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=INBOXDATA(,, "Customer", "Name") | [P1][][Customer][Name] | Returns an identifier that can be used in other Streamsheet functions like READ. As Streamsheet and Message are left empty, the current Streamsheet and inbox Message is used. |
=INBOXDATA(,, B1:B2) | [P1][][Customer][Name] | Here the values within the cell range B1:B2 ("Customer", "Name") will be used to concatenate the JSON path. |
=READ(INBOXDATA(,, "Customer", "Name"), C7, "String") | Name | The READ function return the last part of the JSON Path. The value of the Message at the given Path will be pushed into cell C7. |