GetMetadataStructureItemIdByAlias

Gets metadata structure item ID by alias.

Syntax

// Assumes shellUI has been initialized with IShellUI instance
const results =
  await shellUI.Vault.VaultOperations.GetMetadataStructureItemIdByAlias({
    item_type: 10000 /* Enum: MetadataStructureItem */,
    alias: "<!< Alias to look for (without any ';').>",
  });

Message

Name	Description	Type
item_type	Metadata structure item type.	MetadataStructureItem
alias	Alias to look for (without any ';').	string

Return type

Name	Description	Type
id	Receives the ID, or -1 if a match is not found or if more than one item uses the specified alias. For named ACLs, -1000 is returned if a match is not found or if more than one item uses the specified alias.	number

Example

{
  "id": 0
}