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clone()
This function returns a new set containing a copy of each element in a set; see "Dynamically
adding sections (cloning)" on page290.
Note
Due to resource constraints, the number of unique clones that can be created throughout a job is
limited to around 20. A clone is considered unique if it has a different name. This is a rough
estimate; if the template is simple, up to 60 clones may be created.
The limit only applies to the amount of unique clones. There is no limit to the amount of clone()
function calls.
To duplicate an existing template element, clone it before calling append(); see "Examples" on
page519.
Examples
This script performs an iteration over the elements in the results (the elements that match the
selector of the script).
var row = query("tbody tr", results).clone();
query("tbody", results).append(row);
The following script clones an existing table row to match the number of rows in a detail table.
Afterwards it iterates over the rows to populate the fields.
// Create the number of rows based on the records in the detail
table
// We start at 1 so the boilerplate row is used too and there is no
need to delete that row
for(var r = 1; r < record.tables['detail'].length; r++) {
results.parent().append(results.clone());
}
// Iterate over the rows and populate them with the data from the
accompanying data row
query("#table_2 > tbody > tr").each(function(i) {
this.find('@ItemNumber@').text( record.tables['detail'][i].fields
["ItemNumber"]);
this.find('@ItemOrdered@').text( record.tables['detail'][i].fields
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