# QData

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Rules  : 

1. **Key name** should be UNIQUE, If the same key name was inserted multiple times. It would be overridden. 

**Example :** \
QData employeeInfo = extractGroup("firstEmployee");

**Sample :** 

{

 "firstName" : "John",

 "middleName" : "deSouza", 

"lastName" : "D",

 "SSN" : "789", 

"dob" : "08/08/2000", 

"Eligibility" : true

}

**Ways to get data from QData :** 

**How to get the value as String ?**

**String empFirstName  =**  employeeInfo**.getValueAsString("**firstName**");**

**How to get the value as Integer?**

Integer empSSN  =  employeeInfo**.getValueAsInteger("**SSN**");**

**How to get the value as Boolean?**

Boolean empEligibility  =  employeeInfo**.**getValueAsBoolean**("**Eligibility**");**

**List of QData Commands :** 

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Method Name</th><th width="150">Arguments</th><th width="150">Return Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>getValue</td><td>Key Name</td><td>Object</td><td>When the user wants the value to be returned in OBJECT (Data Type) and convert to the required Data type like Qarray,QStringArray etc.<br>This can be used</td></tr><tr><td>isEmpty</td><td>NO ARGS</td><td>Boolean</td><td>This checks whether the initialized Qdata is empty / not</td></tr><tr><td>size</td><td>NO ARGS</td><td>Integer</td><td>This returns the count of the keys in initialized Qdata</td></tr><tr><td>getKey</td><td>NO ARGS</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>toMap</td><td>NO ARGS</td><td>Map&#x3C;String,Object></td><td>This converts the Qdata object to JAVA Map class </td></tr><tr><td>containsValue</td><td>Value</td><td>Boolean</td><td>This checks the whole Qdata for the given value, return true if the value matches to any of the key</td></tr><tr><td>setValue</td><td>key and value</td><td>VOID</td><td>This inserts the given key and value to the Qdata</td></tr><tr><td>getValueAsString</td><td>Key Name</td><td>String</td><td>This provides the values in the String</td></tr><tr><td>getValueAsQData</td><td>Key Name</td><td>Qdata</td><td>This returns the sub object data in Qdata format, by the key name provided</td></tr><tr><td>getValueAsQStringArray</td><td>Key Name</td><td>QStringArray</td><td><p>Returns Key Value as QStringArray </p><p>if the key value is a String, or multiple values separated with comma it will be converted to QStringArray. </p></td></tr><tr><td>getValueAsQIntegerArray</td><td>Key Name</td><td>QIntegerArray</td><td><p>Returns Key Value as QIntegerArray</p><p>if the key value is a String, or multiple values separated with comma it will be converted to QIntegerArray. </p></td></tr><tr><td>toJsonArray</td><td>key and value</td><td>String</td><td>This converts the Qdata into complete JSON object and the results would be as below sample.<br>givenKeyName : givenValueName : [all the Qdata converted to JSON]</td></tr><tr><td>getKeyNames</td><td>NO ARGS</td><td>QStringArray</td><td>This lists out all the key names.</td></tr><tr><td>doAssert</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>bindToContext</td><td>tfStepContext</td><td>Context Values will be set</td><td>This save each and every pair to context and the user can utilize them</td></tr><tr><td>bindToTestRun</td><td>tfStepContext</td><td>Run Values will be set</td><td>This save each and every pair to RUN VALUES and the user can utilize them</td></tr><tr><td>toJson</td><td>NO ARGS</td><td>String</td><td>This converts the compelete Qdata into JSON, this will be utilized in API</td></tr><tr><td>dump</td><td>NO ARGS</td><td>String</td><td>This converts the complete Qdata into string<br>Note : This can be utilized to print the whole Qdata for validating in development activities</td></tr><tr><td>hasDataFor</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>getValueAsDouble</td><td>Key Name</td><td>Double</td><td>This provides the values in the Double</td></tr><tr><td>_getValue</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>getValueAsBoolean</td><td>Key Name</td><td>Boolean</td><td>This provides the values in the Boolean</td></tr><tr><td>getValueAsInteger</td><td>Key Name</td><td>Integer</td><td>This provides the values in the Integer</td></tr><tr><td>invokeDataModifiers</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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