How do I retrieve NamedID values from a custom field?

Environment:

Connect PHP API (All Versions)

Resolution:

To retrieve NamedID values from a custom field, refer to the following example.

This example assumes you have prior knowledge of the Connect PHP API

• Retrieve Metadata from parent object
• • $acct = RNCPHP\Account::getMetadata();
• Get type_name property value of custom fields object
• • $shifts = $acct->CustomFields->type_name;
• Retrieve Metadata of type_name
• • $shifts = $shifts::getMetadata();
• Get type_name value of object c
• • $shifts = $shifts->c->type_name;
• Retrieve named_values of custom field in question
• • Custom field name = shift
  • $shifts = $shifts::getMetadata()->shift->named_values;

The named_values will be returned as an array of objects. To display them on the page use a foreach loop, such as the following, if more than one object is present.

foreach($shifts as $s) {
   echo $s->ID;

   echo $s->LookupName;
}