distinct()

Supported list types

This function returns a number list with all numbers in list l without any duplication.

Syntax

distinct(number list l) #Output: Number list

Parser expression	Description
distinct([1, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5])	This example returns the following number list: `[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]`
distinct(fieldValue({00012}, linkedIssues("is cloned by")))	This example returns a number list of dates containing due dates of cloning issues, with only one occurrence per due date, although more than one issue may share the same due date.

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`xxx`	DATA TYPE	Parameter description.

This function returns a NUMBER LIST

This function returns a text list with all text in list l without any duplication.

Syntax

distinct(string list l) #Output: Text list

Parser expression	Description
distinct(["blue", "green", "yellow", "blue", "yellow"])	This example returns the following text list: `["blue", "green", "yellow"]`
distinct(fieldValue(%{00003}, subtasks()))	This example returns a text list of assignees to sub-tasks, with only one occurrence per user, although a user may have more than one sub-task assigned.

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`xxx`	DATA TYPE	Parameter description.
`xxx`	DATA TYPE	Parameter description.

The function returns a TEXT LIST

This function returns an issue list with all issues in list l without any duplication.

Syntax

distinct(issue list l) #Output: Issue list

Parser expression	Description
distinct(linkedIssues())	This example returns an issue list of linked issues, with only one occurrence per issue, although an issue may be linked with more than one issue link type.

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`xxx`	DATA TYPE	Parameter description.

This function returns an ISSUE LIST