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In Notes Version 14.5.1 there is ne New parameter [SuppressErrors]:
Set el = obj.Getelementbyname("name", true) -> No Error when there ist no Element "name". Returns Nothing.
I have not testet yet, not all users habvv 14.5.1 yet. As workoraund I have a function:
'/**
' * Gibt das JSON-Element <strKey> des JSON-Objekts zurueck.
' * Wird benoetigt bis der Server den Paramater True bei jsnObject.Getelementbyname beruecksichtigt.
' * @param jsnObject JSON-Objekt dessen JSON-Element zurueckgegeben werden soll.
' * @param strKey Schluessel des JSON-Elements im JSON-Objekt das zurueckgegeben werden soll.
' * @return JSON-Element oder Nothing bei Fehler 4843.
' * @author sk
' * @version 2026-05-18
' */
Private Function getJsnElementByNameInJsnObject(jsnObject As NotesJSONObject, strKey As String) As NotesJSONElement
On Error GoTo ERROR_HANDLING
On Error 4843 GoTo EMPTY_OBJECT
Set getJsnElementByNameInJsnObject = jsnObject.Getelementbyname(strKey)
Exit Function ' getJsnElementByNameInJsnObject
ERROR_HANDLING:
Set getJsnElementByNameInJsnObject = Nothing
Dim eeThis As New ErrorEntry(DESIGN_AGENT, "PDAAPI/saveProjectTasks")
Call eeThis.raiseError("", Nothing)
Exit Function ' getJsnElementByNameInJsnObject
EMPTY_OBJECT:
Set getJsnElementByNameInJsnObject = Nothing
Exit Function ' getJsnElementByNameInJsnObject
End Function ' getJsnElementByNameInJsnObject
Yes, having to build in work funky error handling etc. to do this is counter intuitive. This would save developers so much time.