Using the Value Help for the Selection Object

If a function needs a selection object as an argument, you can see available arguments by pressing CTRL + space .

This provides value help for the keys, which represent the dimensions of an associated data source, or for the values of keys, which represent a dimension member of the corresponding key/dimension.

Note

To start the selection object you have to type in braces {} within the parentheses ( ).

Value Help Number 1 for Object Key/Dimension
Value Help Number 2 for Object Key/Dimension
Value Help for Object Value/Dimension Member
Value Help for Member Expression/Binary Expression/ Assignment Expression

If you have a selection object like sel in the following examples, you can get value help for dimensions of an associated data source when you try to access its properties by pressing CTRL + space after the dot operator.

You can also get value help for the corresponding dimension members of the dimension property when you try to assign or compare the property.

Value Help for Property/Member Access/Dimension
Value Help for Binary Expression/Dimension Member
Value Help for Assignment Expression/Dimension Member